NJ Man Accused Of Vomitting On Girl At Phils Game
21-Year-Old Cherry Hill Man Accused Of Throwing Up On 11-Year-Old Girl And Her Father In Stands At Ball Game
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Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Clemmens of Cherry Hill, N.J., was arraigned early Friday morning on charges stemming from an incident during Wednesday night's Phillies-Nationals game.



A New Jersey man is facing charges after police say he intentionally vomited on an 11-year-old girl in the stands during a Phillies game.

Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Clemmens of Cherry Hill, N.J., was arraigned early Friday morning on charges stemming from an incident during Wednesday night's Phillies-Nationals game.

Police say Clemmens began trying to make himself vomit on an off-duty police captain and his family after a companion was removed from the stadium for unruly behavior.

Easton police Capt. Michael Vangelo says he saw Clemmens put his fingers down his throat and throw up, hitting Vangelo and his 11-year-old daughter.

Philadelphia police say Clemmens also punched Vangelo and vomited on an arresting officer.

Clemmens faces charges including assault and harassment.

A phone number for Clemmens was disconnected Friday morning.

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me thinks this guy is

Yuck! That's gross...
But after reading it I couldn't help thinking of this

florescent said:

That's funny.

lame...

gross...

disgusting....

disrespectful...

Give him a break...he was at a Phillies game.

Again...

how the hell is this making national news?

OK... I am a total Jesus-loving, kumbaya type, but if someone intentionally vomited on me and my daughter, it would be a BIG personal challenge to keep myself out of jail that night.

Easton captain recounts vomiting fracas at Phillies game

Police photo of Matthew Clemmens, accused of intentionally vomiting on an off-duty Easton police officer and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night. (Philadelphia Police Department)



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ALLENTOWN, Pa.
Just as he's done a hundred times before, Easton police Capt. Michael Vangelo went to Citizens Bank Park this week to enjoy a Phillies game with his daughters.

But it turned ugly for him and his girls, who were subjected to cursing, beer throwing, spitting and, finally and unbelievably, projectile vomiting.

The unruly Phillies fan who police say intentionally vomited on Vangelo and his 11-year-old daughter during Wednesday's game now faces criminal charges after the incident turned into a minor melee in the stands.

Vangelo's now fielding calls from media, telling the story about what happened, and adding he's embarrassed by the unwanted attention the incident is bringing on him and the police department.

He said he had two thoughts when the vomit spewed -- protect his children and his reputation as a police officer, which became very difficult once the vomit hit him and his daughter, and he was being hit in the head.

"I'll be honest. If he threw up on me and my kids weren't there, I'd probably be in jail right now," Vangelo said this afternoon. "But I can't engage this guy any further than I already did. I need my job. If I get arrested in Philadelphia, who is going to take care of my children? All of this is going through my mind as I'm getting hit in the side of the head."

Vangelo and his 11-year--old daughter became the target of projectile vomiting when Matthew Clemmens, 21, of Cherry Hill, stuck his fingers down his throat and threw up on them in retaliation for having the ushers eject a friend of his, according to Philadelphia police Officer Christine O'Brien.

O'Brien said Philadelphia police are charging only Clemmens. He was arraigned on charges of simple assault, stalking, recklessly endangering another person, corruption of minors, harassment and disorderly conduct. Court records show he remains jailed under $12,000 bail.

Vangelo -- who went to the game with his two daughters, Mikayla, 11, and Kaitlyn, 15, and Kaitlyn's boyfriend -- said from the time they sat down, said two young couples in the stands acted loudly and drunk and kept cursing with the "F' word.

"I told my kids, 'Just ignore it, maybe they'll stop,'" Vangelo said. "Finally, my 15-year-old daughter turns around politely and asks them to watch their language ... I'm thinking, 'Good for her, but did she start a confrontation?'

First, they spilled beer down their backs, Vangelo said. Then he heard the other man sitting with Clemmens wind up to spit, and Vangelo said he noticed the man had already spit on Mikayla's hoodie and the back of her seat. Vangelo said he alerted the usher, who had security eject the spitter from the game. That left Clemmens with the two women.

"I'm thinking, 'well maybe it's over. Or maybe especially now I'm a target,'" Vangelo said. "[But] I couldn't deal with him spitting on my daughter."

While Clemmens and the two women were away from their seats, Vangelo said he heard another commotion behind him. Someone else complained and four more people were ejected.

When Clemmens returned to his seat without the women, Vangelo said he heard him inquiring about the four people who were ejected.

"So now he's thinking I got five people ejected from the game," Vangelo said. "I hear him say, 'I'm going to get sick.' I look behind me, and he has two fingers down his throat intentionally trying to make himself vomit."

Vangelo said he tried to get himself and his children out of the way, but it was too late.

"It was disgusting," Vangelo said. "He starts vomiting on myself and my 11-year-old daughter. I reacted by shoving him away."

Vangelo said he was at a disadvantage because the man was about 6-feet, 2-inches tall and standing a level above him, and Clemmens was throwing and landing punches.

Other fans in the next section, including Easton police Lt. John Remaley who happened to be at the game with his brother, came to Vangelo's aid to subdue Clemmens until Philadelphia police arrived.

What are the chances of that. Forty-thousand people and you see someone you work with," Vangelo said of Remaley.
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peacenlovealways said:

Definitely!

JustErin said:

It's bizarre!

Does it happen all the time in Canada?

JerseyKRS said:

sextonseven said:

Curling, poutine and puking on little kids.

PunkMistress said:

I thought Canadians were better at keeping down their Molson Golden.

That's just stupid! Some people are sooo dumb!!!

sextonseven said:

You hardly hear anything about Canada...It's clean and quiet.

This is one of the most bizarre forms of assault I've ever heard of That idiot's parents get an epic FAIL.