Posted on 01/18/2006 5:37:18 AM PST by mainepatsfan
Browns fan gets Super Bowl weekend in jail January 17, 2006
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The fan who ran onto the field at Cleveland Browns Stadium during a Steelers-Browns game was sentenced Tuesday to spend Super Bowl weekend in jail.
Nathan Mallett, 24, will begin his three-day sentence on Feb. 3 and won't be allowed to watch the Feb. 5 game on television or listen to it on radio.
Municipal Court Judge Joan Synenberg ordered Mallett not to attend Browns games in Cleveland or any other city for five years as a condition of his probation. He also most perform 150 hours of community service with Browns charities. He could have been sentenced to up to 30 days in jail.
Mallett, who expressed remorse in court, was convicted earlier this month of misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and criminal trespassing.
He has said he raced onto the field because he was upset by Pittsburgh's 41-0 win over the Browns on Dec. 24. His jaunt ended when Steelers linebacker James Harrison body-slammed him onto the ground and held him for police.
Updated on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2006 4:17 pm EST
I would've made it the weekend of the NewBrowns' 2006 home opener. Depending on who is in the Super Bowl, he might consider it a blessing, after all.
Especially if the Steelers are in it.
This would have only been effective if Cleveland were playing in the SB.
I didn't say that (but I sure as heck stronly implied it).
Hmmm.... if I saw someone trespassing across my yard, could I legally body-slam him to the ground?
Or your place of work?
Hopefully.
I guess it depends on where you live.
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