Crime & Safety
Braintree Man Banned From TD Garden After Throwing Bottle
Police made two arrests during Sunday night's Celtics game. One man is accused of throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving of the Nets.
BOSTON — A Braintree man was accused of throwing a bottle at Kyrie Irving's head as he left the court after the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden Sunday.
Cole Buckley, 21, of Braintree, was one of two fans arrested at Sunday's first-round playoff game. Buckley will be arraigned Thursday in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. TD Garden management also banned Buckley for life from attending events at the arena.
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Police also arrested William Leite, 35, of North Oxford. He is accused of threatening to fight with several fans and refusing to leave when Boston police arrived at his section. According to the Bostong Globe, Leite told police he "paid $40 for his ticket" and refused to leave, setting off a scuffle as police removed him from TD Garden.
Leite was charged with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and trespassing.
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