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Man Who Ran Onto Super Bowl Field Only To Be Tackled By Wide Receiver Is Repeat Offender
Police released the identities of an influencer and another man who ran onto the field during the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium.
SANTA CLARA, CA — Police released the names of the two men arrested after they ran onto the field during the Super Bowl on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were taken into custody following a field incursion during the Super Bowl game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, according to the Santa Clara Police Department.
Seattle defeated New England with a final score of 29-13.
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Police confirmed that both men were arrested on suspicion of trespassing and violating a city code specific to field incursion at the stadium.
Police said that the pair had been arrested for a similar stunt at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas two years prior.
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Video shows a shirtless Gonzalez, a social media influencer with more than a million followers on Instagram, running onto the field during the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium on Sunday. He initially dodged several security officers, but as he ran toward the Patriots end zone, he was tackled by Patriots rookie wide receiver Kyle Williams.
After security swarmed and piled on Gonzalez, they helped him up and escorted him off the field.
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