Bengals Fan Arrested For Peeing On Steelers Fan And Punching Him In The Face

(Source) Emotions ran high on the field and in the stands during the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers Wild-Card game Saturday night, leading to at least six fan arrests by the game’s end.

The rivalry between the two teams reached a boiling point in Saturday’s game that concluded the Bengals’ playoff dreams with a 18-16 loss. That tension extended to some fans who chose to take out frustrations with punches, headbutts, and one man even urinated on another inside Paul Brown Stadium, according to police. In total, three Bengals fans and three Steelers fans were arrested.

Martin Cooke, 33, of Germantown, Kentucky, was arrested after police said he urinated on the person in front of him in Paul Brown Stadium. Cooke, who wore a Bengals hoodie, is accused of fighting with the man and punching him in the face, court documents state. He is facing disorderly conduct and assault charges. Cooke is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

Police said David Grillo, 25, of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, walked up an aisle in the stadium and threw a beer at a fan during the game. Grillo was wearing a black jersey at the time, police said, and his Facebook page indicates he is a Steelers fan. The beer hit the fan in the face and caused lacerations, police said. Grillo is accused of assault. His court date is not yet scheduled.

A Cheviot man who wore a black shirt to the game, is accused of head-butting a man in the face. Phillip Ross, 29, was arrested at Paul Brown Stadium and is accused of assault. His Facebook page suggests Ross is a Bengals fan.

While I’m not going to sit here and condone peeing on people in public then punching that same person you urinated on in the face, I do think we need a sports fan code of law that is different than every day experiences. Like if you’re a Patriots, Ravens, or Seahawks fan and you do something like this you should be locked up immediately. Your team has had success, you’ve won big games, and enjoyed the beautiful feeling of a playoff victory. But for a Bengals fan? I’m ok with this. There needs to be a formula where the amount of years since your last playoff win multiplied by miles you live away from an ocean plus number of heartbreak losses in your franchise’s history minus the average winter temperature in your city is the leniency you should receive for all fan behavior before and after a playoff game. You just can’t hold Bengals, Browns, and Lions fans to the same law as the rest of us. It’s unjust. At some point a man can only take so much abject failure and when that point is reached, you unzip your pants and piss on your rival’s head.