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



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Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Clemmens, of Cherry Hill, N.J., was arraigned Friday on charges stemming from his behavior at Wednesday night's Phillies-Nationals game.

Police say Clemmens made himself vomit on an off-duty police captain and his daughter after a companion was kicked out of Citizens Bank Park for unruly behavior, which included cursing, spitting and spilling beer by Clemmens and a friend.

According to an account in the Philadelphia Daily News, Clemmens and his friend were asked by the 15-year-old daughter of Easton police Capt. Michael Vangelo to stop cursing and spitting. A short while later, Vangelo said, it started again.

"One guy started spitting ... first it landed on the back of my daughter's chair. Then it landed on her hooded sweatshirt," Vangelo said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.

After Vangelo reported the incident to stadium officials, Clemmens' friend was led out of the stadium. At that point, Vangelo said Clemmens said he would be sick and "put two fingers down his throat."

He then "leaned forward and started vomiting on us," Vangelo said, according to the Daily News.

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

"It reminds you of the type of behavior you used to hear about at the 700 level in Veterans Stadium," Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore, according to the Daily News.

Vangelo told the Daily News he didn't hit Clemmens because "I kept thinking, 'If I get arrested, my kids will be alone here."

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Clemmens is being held on $36,000 bail on three complaints containing 15 counts of the different offenses.

"I was just a dad with my kids enjoying a game," Vangelo said, according to the Daily News. "I never experienced anything like that before."

Information from The Associated Press is included in this report

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5098407

I'm all about self control and not sinking to someone else's level. But if someone did this to my daughter and I, I believe I would have tied his neck in a knot so he couldn't puke any more.

Sounds like this guy Clemmens s a real douchebag,but does that mean ALL Phillies fans are douchebags. Phillies fans did not do this action,Mr Clemmens did.


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To me spitting on someone is a nasty thing to do and deserves an ass whipping,but to vomit on someone on purpose,I don't know how I would react to that.They might have to call the coroner instead of the police.That's just nasty as hell.

Every team has them....A....holes are everywhere, even here in Cleveland.

Guy should be charged and spend a night with bubba in a philly jail cell....guy wants to gag.....they will make him gag...

I would ban him from all Philadelphia sporting events, not just baseball for 3 years.......2nd offence banned for life form all stadiums accross the country.

i would have killed him.

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Sounds like this guy Clemmens s a real douchebag,but does that mean ALL Phillies fans are douchebags.

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No, it means that this type of stuff happens in some cities with disproportionate frequency... Philly is one those leading cities.... nobody said "ALL"... but "more than most" fan bases is NOT an exaggeration.

Wow,...just wow.

To protect idiots like these, and me, from getting into real trouble is why I generally do not like to attend professional sporting events. You have no control over the people you might be sitting near, and I would lose control in a case like this.

Very eye-opening.

I am going to the NASCAR event in Talledega next weekend. Let's hope all the morons stay home.

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I am going to the NASCAR event in Talledega next weekend. Let's hope all the morons stay home.

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That clemmens guy is a real piece of ,........