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Posted: 2024-07-16 03:18:26

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Colombia's soccer federation president Ramon Jesurún and his son were among 27 arrested during the Copa America final.

Arrest records say both men tried to go onto the field through a tunnel where media was gathering after the match.

A verbal altercation between the pair and guards eventually turned physical, with Mr Jesurun's son allegedly grabbing a guard "around his neck" before throwing two punches.

Colombia's soccer federation president and his son were among the 27 people who were arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, according to police.

Ramón Jesurún and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurún were detained after the event at Hard Rock Stadium and charged, Miami-Dade police detective Andre Martin told The Associated Press.

Both men are facing three counts of felony battery on an official after being accused of fighting multiple stadium security guards. 

Arrest records said both men tried to go onto the field through a tunnel where media was gathering after the match. 

They were stopped by security, and the police report said they "became irate" at the delay. 

A verbal altercation eventually turned physical, with a guard placing an "open palm" on Ramon Jamil Jesurun's chest to "guide him back" and the younger Jesurún grabbing the guard "around his neck" and pulling him to the ground before throwing "two punches that impacted" the guard, the report said. 

The two men were taken into custody after midnight.

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