Two Arrested During Weekend Brawl

Two teens were arrested late Friday night following a series of fights that broke out after an event on Route 40, police said.

Brandon Dingle, 19, of Aberdeen and Tyrell Peterson, 18, of Edgewood, were both charged with assault and disorderly conduct, according to Police Spokesman Lt. Fred Budnick.

The event was held at a property that houses Boothe Brothers International Education & Service Center, authorities said.

“This thing was winding down and spilled out into the general area,” Budnick said.

Police received a call regarding a fight and a disorderly crowd near Howard Street at 11:40 p.m. Howard Street is behind the property.

 “Assistance was requested (from) the Harford County Sheriff’s Department due to the size of the crowd,” Budnick said in a prepared statement. “Several fights broke out in the presence of the police.”

Budnick said 250 to 300 people were in the area during the incident.

“Not everyone was fighting,” Budnick said.

Two juveniles were transported to Harford Memorial Hospital in connection with the incident, police said.

One suffered injuries relating to an assault, police said. The other juvenile, had to be taken to the hospital for a medical emergency, Budnick said.

Budnick said events held there have had problems in the past but not on the same level as the weekend incident.

“They’ve had some events that didn’t have any problem at all,” Budnick said.