now i dont know. are the cops wrong here? or does this fall under the who really gives a shit category? and why was this even in the paper?
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the examiner O??s fan: Yankees fan assaulted him
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - It was an Orioles game that John Alexander says changed his attitude forever about what used to be his favorite team.
Alexander, 25, of Frederick, and a large group of admittedly ??rowdy? friends set out July 27 to watch his hometown O??s take on the New York Yankees.
But what was supposed to be a fun night out in Baltimore quickly turned into a nightmare, he said.
A Yankees fan ??sucker punched? him with a sharp object outside the ballpark near Sliders Bar & Grill ?? and when Alexander tried to seek help from Baltimore police and first aid workers in the stadium, he was turned away, Alexander and several witnesses said.
He had to walk to the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he received nine stitches for his head injury.
??It really made me angry,? Alexander said. ??I was an Orioles fan since I was a little kid. Now I don??t support the Orioles anymore.?
Rosie Alexander, 23, John??s sister, said she couldn??t believe the attitude of the Baltimore police officer inside the gate at Camden Yards as she watched her brother seek assistance.
??He was gushing blood in the street. But the officer told us he couldn??t do anything, because he was paid by the Orioles and it happened outside the stadium,? she said.
John Alexander acknowledged that he and his friends were drinking at the game and that ushers repeatedly asked them to calm down. Eventually, he and four friends left the game early because ushers ??were getting ready to kick us out,? he said. Alexander also acknowledged that he engaged in a brief pushing match with the Yankees fan who struck him in the head.
Baltimore police spokesman Sterling Clifford said after checking into the situation, he couldn??t confirm any of the details of Alexander??s account.
??I can??t confirm that it even occurred,? he said of the incident.
Generally speaking, Clifford said, police officers are supposed to handle crimes they see occurring outside the stadium, even though the Orioles reimburse police overtime pay for working at the games.
Orioles spokesman Greg Bader confirmed that the team knew of the altercation but that Alexander did not appear to police or first aid workers to be ??extremely injured.? Bader said he didn??t want to comment further because the alleged assault happened in the Sliders lot, not at the stadium.
??You should call Sliders about their security,? he said.
A University of Maryland Medical Center spokeswoman confirmed that doctors treated Alexander in the emergency room at 10 p.m. July 27 after he was ??struck with an unknown object.?
Alexander and his family say the entire experience left them with nasty taste in their mouths.
The Alexanders complained to the Orioles but couldn??t figure out how to navigate the bureaucracy of the Baltimore Police Department to file a formal police complaint, according to Allyson Alexander, John??s mother.
??I can??t believe if you get assaulted on the other side of the gate, the police will do nothing,? she said. ??That??s a terrible message.?
