The fan filed a lawsuit seeking $2 million in damages against the Dodgers Tuesday after he says he was roughed up by security guards during a game against the Miami Marlins last year.
Daniel Antunez, 31, was celebrating his birthday with friends at Dodger Stadium on April 24, 2018, when one of the women in his group accidentally spilled a beer on a fan sitting below her. The fan’s wife became upset and went to get security, who asked Antunez’s friend to leave, according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.Antunez decided to accompany her out of the stadium. He told security he needed to use the restroom as the group stood in the concourse area.
Cellphone and surveillance video shows several guards grabbing Antunez while his friend yells: “Hey! He’s going to the restroom!” Antunez ended up with bruises and a fractured ankle in the scuffle. He eventually was handcuffed and taken from the stadium in a wheelchair. Several screws were implanted in his ankle to repair the break, his attorney, Peter diDonato, said Wednesday.
“It hurts him when it’s cold out or when he stands for a long period of time,” diDonato said. “It’s a permanent injury.”According to diDonato, the attack was completely unprovoked, and his client did not commit a crime or behave aggressively in the stadium.“It’s one of the emotional issues he has because of this,” diDonato said.
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