Knife-wielding man held after standoff at Staples Center

CBSSports.com wire reports ^ | March 19, 2011

[ConservativeStatement]

LOS ANGELES -- A steak knife-wielding man held police and security guards at bay for nearly an hour at the Staples Center in a bizarre scene that played out just before the Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, authorities said.

The center's general manager, Lee Zeidman, said the man, who was not identified, entered the venue through an employee entrance. He said security officers tried to block him, but the man was brandishing the blade.

The man ran to the arena floor, where he was met by 25 security staffers who surrounded him until police arrived. Zeidman said the man made no demands or offer a motive for his actions.

[ConservativeStatement]

Sounds more like a halftime act.

[the invisib1e hand]

...held...

what, a group hug to help him get in touch with his wounded inner thug?

[the invisib1e hand]

steak-knife wielding

I said medium well!

[Krankor]

Ha! I bet a brand new guard probably wouldn’t let some of the players in.

[kjo]

Whatever...it’s Bush’s fault.

[OneWingedShark]

[Libloather]

He brought a steak knife to a food fight?

[I_Like_Spam]

Why would it take an hour to disarm this character?

Its only a steak knife, have a guard approach him from behind and just grab it. I don’t see what the great difficulty is here.

[EveningStar]

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[Post Toasties]

Another Democrat acting out....

[Feckless]

A steak knife-wielding man held police and security guards at bay for nearly an hour

This drives me NUTS! Drop the knife....one ....two....BOOM BOOM. Now, everybody who is not a threat to society have a nice day.

[DeFault User]

Get off the court! I came to see the Lakers!

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[bitterohiogunclinger]

“Why would it take an hour to disarm this character?”

It took that long to determine if he was a left wing loonie or a right wing conservative that listens to talk radio. It's important to know so they can determine how to respond.

[Hardraade]

Zeidman said the man made no demands or offer a motive for his actions.

"Some masked miscreant stapled my steak in the ceiling, and naturally I came here to find him. What do you mean, this is not Stapler Center??"

[RebelTex]

“I told you, I’m a POINT GUARD! Get out of my way, or you’ll get the point.”

;^D

[maine yankee]

If I had been there;

“He brought a steak knife to a folding chair fight.”

[anymouse]

That's not a knife, Now that's a knife.

[Oldpuppymax]

Just shoot the silly bastard. What the hell is the problem??

[Mind-numbed Robot]

You can’t shoot people on the court before the game. It is just not done.