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04-28-2005, 06:32 AM
I like seeing clowns like this get arrested. Throwing something from the anonymity of a crowd is gutless and indefensible. The Palace crowd seems to make a point of going after combustable personalities, too. No luck this time.
Fans charged after coin incident
Posted: Wednesday April 27, 2005 5:52PM; Updated: Thursday April 28, 2005 12:10AM
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities brought charges Wednesday against two Detroit Pistons fans after the Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson was struck with a coin at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Tuesday night's incident did not escalate into a confrontation on the scale of the Nov. 19 Palace brawl involving Pistons fans and Indiana Pacers players.
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A security guard stands next to Pistons fan Michael A. Roberts
while pointing to Dennis W. Pauley after a coin was thrown at the
76ers' Allen Iverson during Tuesday night's game. Both men were
charged Wednesday in the incident
Iverson was hit while sitting on the bench with about two minutes left in the 76ers' first-round playoff game against the Pistons, Auburn Hills police Sgt. Rick Leonard said in a news release. Other fans pointed out the suspect to police and Palace security.
"The Palace staff and security acted quickly to isolate the section where the quarter was thrown from," Lt. James Manning said in a news release. "We are pleased that the basketball players and fans remained calm throughout the incident."
On Wednesday, Auburn Hills police obtained warrants against the throwing suspect and another man they say also was involved. The Taylor residents were charged under city ordinances.
Dennis W. Pauley, 31, was charged with throwing an object onto a playing surface. Pauley, along with 26-year-old Michael A. Roberts, also was charged with occupying a seat without permission or proper ticket. The charges carry a possible penalty of 90 days in jail and a $500 fine.
Pauley, who allegedly moved with Roberts from the Palace's upper level to seats a few rows behind the 76ers' bench, was arrested Tuesday night and later released. Warrants have been signed and both men will have a chance to turn themselves in for arraignment, Manning told the Detroit Free Press.
On Wednesday, Pauley publicly apologized to Iverson, both basketball teams, the city of Auburn Hills and other fans.
"And I apologize to my family, most of all, for embarrassing them, embarrassing myself too," he said from his home. "And I want to apologize to the public for what I've done."
Police said neither man was in custody Wednesday and they had not yet scheduled an arraignment.
Iverson scored 19 points in the 99-84 Detroit victory that gave the Pistons a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
In the Nov. 19 brawl, Indiana's Ron Artest rushed into the stands and began beating a man he thought had thrown a drink on him. Some of his teammates joined him in the stands and clashed with fans on the court. Five Pacers players and four Pistons fans are charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
"It's amazing that somebody, after going through what we went through in November, could come in here and throw anything," Tom Wilson, president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, told the Free Press. "I'm stunned that somebody would do something like this."
Wilson added: "Allen handled it the way Ron Artest should have handled it."
Fans charged after coin incident
Posted: Wednesday April 27, 2005 5:52PM; Updated: Thursday April 28, 2005 12:10AM
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities brought charges Wednesday against two Detroit Pistons fans after the Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson was struck with a coin at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Tuesday night's incident did not escalate into a confrontation on the scale of the Nov. 19 Palace brawl involving Pistons fans and Indiana Pacers players.
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A security guard stands next to Pistons fan Michael A. Roberts
while pointing to Dennis W. Pauley after a coin was thrown at the
76ers' Allen Iverson during Tuesday night's game. Both men were
charged Wednesday in the incident
Iverson was hit while sitting on the bench with about two minutes left in the 76ers' first-round playoff game against the Pistons, Auburn Hills police Sgt. Rick Leonard said in a news release. Other fans pointed out the suspect to police and Palace security.
"The Palace staff and security acted quickly to isolate the section where the quarter was thrown from," Lt. James Manning said in a news release. "We are pleased that the basketball players and fans remained calm throughout the incident."
On Wednesday, Auburn Hills police obtained warrants against the throwing suspect and another man they say also was involved. The Taylor residents were charged under city ordinances.
Dennis W. Pauley, 31, was charged with throwing an object onto a playing surface. Pauley, along with 26-year-old Michael A. Roberts, also was charged with occupying a seat without permission or proper ticket. The charges carry a possible penalty of 90 days in jail and a $500 fine.
Pauley, who allegedly moved with Roberts from the Palace's upper level to seats a few rows behind the 76ers' bench, was arrested Tuesday night and later released. Warrants have been signed and both men will have a chance to turn themselves in for arraignment, Manning told the Detroit Free Press.
On Wednesday, Pauley publicly apologized to Iverson, both basketball teams, the city of Auburn Hills and other fans.
"And I apologize to my family, most of all, for embarrassing them, embarrassing myself too," he said from his home. "And I want to apologize to the public for what I've done."
Police said neither man was in custody Wednesday and they had not yet scheduled an arraignment.
Iverson scored 19 points in the 99-84 Detroit victory that gave the Pistons a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
In the Nov. 19 brawl, Indiana's Ron Artest rushed into the stands and began beating a man he thought had thrown a drink on him. Some of his teammates joined him in the stands and clashed with fans on the court. Five Pacers players and four Pistons fans are charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
"It's amazing that somebody, after going through what we went through in November, could come in here and throw anything," Tom Wilson, president and CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, told the Free Press. "I'm stunned that somebody would do something like this."
Wilson added: "Allen handled it the way Ron Artest should have handled it."