Crime & Safety
Fairfield Father, Son Charged After Football Field Fracas on Easter Sunday
The father and his 17-year-old son face charges after a confrontation with a group of teens they claimed were damaging the field.
FAIRFIELD, CT — A Fairfield father and his 17-year-old son face charges following a confrontation with a group of teens on the Fairfield Warde football field on Easter Sunday, according to the Connecticut Post.
The Post reports Leonard Iacurci, 50, of Garden Drive, was arrested after police say he allegedly instructed his 17-year-old son to hit one of the teens. Iacurci told police the teens were damaging equipment and they began swearing at him.
A witness told police Iacurci went up to the teens and was yelling and swearing at them and saying they were ruining the field, according to the Post.
Iacurci left and came back with his son, who allegedly punched one of the teens in the back of the head as he was walking away, according to the Post.
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