3 arrested after fight at a high school football game in west Phoenix
During the fight, a deputy with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Phoenix police officers were assaulted.
Three people were arrested after a fight broke out Friday night at a high school football game in west Phoenix, authorities said. (Photos via Phoenix Police Department and Pexels)
(Photos via Phoenix Police Department and Pexels)
Three people were arrested after a fight broke out Friday night at a high school football game in west Phoenix, authorities said.
Off-duty deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office were at a game at Sierra Linda High School, located near 67th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road, when around 8:15 p.m. a man caused a disturbance with people who had an existing protective order against him, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
A fight started within the group and the deputies used pepper spray in order to stop it. Phoenix police officers also responded to help.
During the altercation, two suspects assaulted a deputy causing Phoenix officers to use Tasers before arresting them, police said.
Another suspect also allegedly assaulted a Phoenix officer and was subsequently arrested.
Neither the suspects nor law enforcement needed to be taken to a hospital for their injuries.
The investigation into the west Phoenix fight is ongoing.
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This is a case of "read the story" and not just the headline, which makes it sound like some sort of school rivalry hot heads getting out of hand. It was not.