Was Toronto FC fan Tasered by Columbus police?as Toronto FC fan Tasered by Columbus police?
Mar 31, 2009 01:43 PM
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Daniel Girard
Sports Reporter
Police used force to break up fights between Toronto FC fans and supporters of the Columbus Crew following Saturday's game, including an incident captured on video of a man allegedly being Tasered.
The melee followed a 1-1 draw between the two teams that was attended by about 2,000 TFC fans.
"It was big enough to ask from cars all over the city to respond to that area because there were numerous fights and disturbances," Sargeant Rich Weiner of the Columbus Police Department said Tuesday.
"They're pretty much getting people out of the way," he said of the response by about 20 police cruisers who joined local security officials and off-duty officers assigned to the game. A helicopter was also used.
Weiner said he could not confirm that one man was hit with a Taser as was alleged in a clip posted on the popular site YouTube.
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It seems a bit more ballanced