NJ Advance Media captured video where an Eagles fan, Andrew Tornetta, was accused of punching a police horse before the NFC Championship game
Marino says his client is the victim, not the horse. The officer apparently didn’t think he moved quickly enough and the video demonstrates the officer reaches with his right hand down from his horse. Grabbing Andrew’s collar and starts dragging my client along the side of the horse,” said Marino. [CBS News]
PHILADELPHIA — A massive fight that left at least one fan bloodied and created chaos in the parking lots of Lincoln Financial Field broke out on Sunday just hours before kickoff between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.
It is not clear at this point what started the fight, which took place around 3 p.m. EST in Lot M by the Eagles’ home stadium. The brawl got so out of control that six horses were called to the scene in an attempt to control the crowd.
The fight was between Eagles’ fans and the police officers, and it doesn’t appear any Vikings’ fans were involved. The incident, which required Philadelphia police officers and Pennsylvania State troopers to get under control, left at least one fan beaten and blooded.
Despite the late kickoff, Eagles fans were seen arriving to the stadium to start tailgating as early as 7 a.m. EST on Sunday.
The brawl in the parking lot comes just days after a news clip circulated on social media of a man identified as Drew Baydala, representing Minneapolis-based Ticket King, warned Vikings fans with this message:
“If the Vikings win, yes, I would take off any sort of colors,” Baydala said referencing the Vikings’ purple and yellow scheme. “I know it sounds ridiculous, like we’re almost talking about gangs here. But it’s no joke down in Philly. It really isn’t.”
A Minnesota couple identified as Steve and Dorothy Erban, who were helping Vikings fans make there way to Philadelphia for the game, also warned Eagles’ fans of what the scene might be like both prior to and during the game.
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