Social media users support man after alleged Burbank movie theater pepper-spray incident
Matthew Douglas Ware, 34, was cited for misdemeanor battery after two moviegoers reported irritation from the pepper spray, police said.
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The Independent (US)Moviegoer arrested for pepper spraying audience member who was using cellphone
Moviegoers were watching ‘The Uprising’ at the time of the incident
We're in Burbank, California, at the AMC Burbank 16 cinema. The film shown is The Uprising, with Andrew Garfield and Thomasin McKenzie. The show started about 40 minutes ago when a viewer starts using the phone, keeping the brightness very low. Another viewer approaches him and asks him to put it [...] The article "It's the most absurd thing I've ever seen at the cinema": he uses the phone during the film, another viewer asks him to turn it off …
Man Allegedly Pepper-Sprays Someone for Using Cell Phone During Movie
A man was cited and released for allegedly pepper-spraying a patron who was using a cell phone during a movie in Burbank, according to multiple media reports. The incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the AMC Burbank, 125 E. Palm Ave. A witness told police that about 40 minutes into the movie, the hiss of aerosol spray could be heard from a few rows behind, according to KTLA5. Moments later, a moviegoer was heard yelling. The suspect w…
Social media users support man after alleged Burbank movie theater pepper-spray incident
A man who was arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying a moviegoer at a SoCal theater because the moviegoer was on their phone is receiving strong support from the internet. The incident unfolded at the AMC Burbank 16 at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. The man, identified by the Burbank Police Department as 34-year-old Los Angeles [...]
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