More On Bash's Accused Chair Bandits
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I reported a story in today's Newsday about the two fans accused of stealing commemorative chairs from Sunday's Great American Bash at the Nassau Coliseum.
Here's a few things I found out about the alleged heist:
. That's a police evidence photo of the commemorative chairs given away to ringside fans at the Bash.
. Police said the defendants, Timothy Vandewater and Keith Powell, had upper level seats to the show, but snuck down to the lower level. From there, they admired the ringside chairs.
. The chairs the two men are accused of stealing actually weren't from the Bash. WWE officials say Vandewater and Powell snuck into a trailer and made off with chairs from another pay per view event.
. WWE officials said one of the men also tried to steal some sort of lighting equipment case.
. The roadie who stopped the two men was an independent contractor and refused medical treatment at a local hospital because he didn't want to risk his job by possibly missing WWE's next tour stop last night at the Mohegan Sun. He said he'd go to a hospital in the next city, police said.
. As of yesterday, the two young men still hadn't been arraigned, meaning they have already spent two nights behind bars over the alleged stunt.
. Police said the roadie was a pretty big guy and showed a lot of restraint in how he handled the two young men.
. After all the trouble that the two defendants and the roadie went through, in the chaos of the chase, the men dropped the items the chairs they were trying to steal, and another fan made off with them, WWE officials and police said.
. A WWE spokesman said the incident would not put a damper on WWE's future plans to return to the Coliseum.
