NEW YORK (AP) A New Jersey man who stepped onto the field during a New York Mets game is the first charged under a new law prohibiting interference with professional sporting events.
John McCarthy, 38, of Totowa, N.J., came out of the stands and ran onto the field at Shea Stadium on Tuesday night as the Mets played the San Francisco Giants. McCarthy was quickly apprehended and taken into custody while play was stopped, District Attorney Richard Brown said Wednesday.
Under a law passed last fall, a conviction of interference with a professional sporting event carries a minimum fine of $1,000.
McCarthy also faces a charge of criminal trespass. He was expected to be arraigned Wednesday night.
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John McCarthy, 38, of Totowa, N.J., came out of the stands and ran onto the field at Shea Stadium on Tuesday night as the Mets played the San Francisco Giants. McCarthy was quickly apprehended and taken into custody while play was stopped, District Attorney Richard Brown said Wednesday.
Under a law passed last fall, a conviction of interference with a professional sporting event carries a minimum fine of $1,000.
McCarthy also faces a charge of criminal trespass. He was expected to be arraigned Wednesday night.
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