Fans Arrested At Giants, 49ers Game In Scuffle With Police

SANTA CLARA VALLEY, CA — Several city of Santa Clara police officers were reportedly still recovering Tuesday from injuries suffered in a scuffle Sunday with allegedly "disruptive" fans at Levi's Stadium. Three people attending the San Francisco 49ers - New York Giants game wound up in jail after their alleged refusal to leave their seats escalated into a physical confrontation with officers, Santa Clara police Capt. Wahid Kazem said.

Patrick Flynn, a 29-year-old Giants fan from Brighton, Massachusetts, was arrested on suspicion of felony battery on a police officer resulting in injury and resisting arrest, Kazem said. Flynn is also accused of two misdemeanor counts of battery on a police officer.

"The refusal became physical, and that led to them falling over the railing onto the field," Kazem told Patch.

Flynn is currently being held on $40,000 bail in the Santa Clara County Jail and has a court date for Wednesday in San Jose, according to county jail records.

In addition to Flynn, Kazem said two other people — including a relative of Flynn's — were arrested on misdemeanor offenses.

Kyle Flynn, 26, of Arlington, Virginia, was arrested on suspicion of one misdemeanor count each of being drunk in public and obstruction of justice.

Additionally, 30-year-old Quincy, Massachusetts woman Lauren Alcatraz was arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor count of obstruction of justice.

According to Kazem, the unruly fans had been given a warning about their allegedly disruptive behavior earlier in the game while in their seats, which were in the first and second rows of section 121 just above the Giants sideline. The fans were allegedly causing distractions to players and team personnel on the field.

"Their actions were determined to be in violation of the stadium's code of conduct policy," Kazem said.

When officers arrived to escort them off the field, Kazem said they refused to get out of their seats, and a scuffle ensued between one of the officers and Patrick Flynn, resulting in the officer and Flynn going over
the railing.

After they went over the railing, Kazem said Patrick Flynn kept resisting arrest and police used a Taser stun gun on him, after which he ultimately complied with the officers.

Several officers were injured, not just the one who went over the railing, Kazem said. The officers suffered injuries ranging from minor to moderate and were treated at a local emergency room, he said. They've all since been released from medical care but have not returned to work, the captain told Patch Tuesday.

Kazem couldn't confirm what exactly the fans were doing that garnered a warning from stadium personnel earlier in the game. He said because of security reasons, he was not at liberty to say the exact number of officers injured or how many are typically staffed at the games.

According to Bay City News Service, a 49ers team spokesman declined to comment on the incident — which was caught on video by onlookers.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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