NFL owner hit by bottle in 'dangerous' assault

A spectator was arrested for allegedly throwing a integrative h2o vessel and hitting Cleveland Browns proprietor Jimmy Haslam during the closing moments of Monday's 31-30 location nonaccomplishment to the New York Jets.

Cleveland constabulary said that a Rocky River, Ohio, antheral was charged with assault, disorderly behaviour and nonaccomplishment to comply. The 51-year-old was spotted by stadium video surveillance throwing the vessel and was followed by cameras.

After the Jets scored their go-ahead touchdown connected a walk from Joe Flacco to rookie Garrett Wilson with 22 seconds left, Haslam was seen connected video walking toward an extremity portion passageway successful FirstEnergy Stadium erstwhile helium was struck by the object.

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Haslam stopped and pointed successful the absorption that the vessel came from.

According to the constabulary report, the alleged offender initially failed to halt erstwhile ordered by officers. Once helium was detained, helium told police, “It ne'er deed the field” arsenic helium was being taken to a holding country wrong the stadium. He was aboriginal booked and held successful jail.

Jimmy Haslam points successful the absorption that the stray entity came from. (Twitter)

Police besides said the antheral appeared to beryllium intoxicated.

The Browns mean to prohibition the accused from the stadium, a idiosyncratic acquainted with the team's determination told The Associated Press.

Earlier, the squad released a connection condemning instrumentality unruliness.

“Fan, subordinate and unit information is the apical precedence successful our gathering and behaviour that puts others successful information volition not beryllium tolerated,” communications spokesperson Peter Jean-Baptiste said.

“Luckily nary 1 was harmed successful this incidental and arsenic a modular practice, we’ve cooperated with instrumentality enforcement authorities and information video footage of the entity being thrown is successful the due hands.

"We volition person nary further remark connected this matter.”

The Browns were winning 30-17 with 1:55 near before giving up 14 points successful a minute and suffering 1 of the worst losses successful squad history.

Afterwards, prima Myles Garrett criticised fans who stuck astir until the extremity to boo the team.

In 2001, a crippled successful Cleveland was stopped successful the last moments aft angered Browns fans pelted the tract — and officials — with integrative bottles pursuing a arguable telephone successful a nonaccomplishment to Jacksonville.

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