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A video of a Cincinnati Reds baseball fan who ran onto the field Tuesday night and executed a backflip before being shocked by a Taser by a police officer has been widely circulated on social media.
The fan, 19-year-old William Hendon, ran onto the Great American Ball Park field during the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday evening's game between the Reds and Cleveland Guardians. Before being shocked with a Taser by an officer, Hendon performed a backflip, all captured on video that has gained traction on X, formerly Twitter.
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Chase Younts, a sports broadcaster and podcaster, posted a video with the caption, "performance of the night, taser action is crazy work." His video has been viewed over 266,000 times as of Wednesday afternoon and has been reposted by several local news outlets.
Multiple users on X have commented on the tasing of the fan, debating its necessity, and also praising Hendon's impressive backflip.
"The use of the taser seems a bit extreme here," Ohio based Icon General Contracting Services wrote in an X post. Another user, Dusty said, "The taser seemed a little unnecessary, but I guess sometimes you gotta FAFO," presumably referring to the acronym, meaning "f*** around and find out."
Replying to the local news outlet WLWT's repost of the video, user Nicholas Evans commented on Hendon's aerial move saying, "Backflip was crispy though," while another user, Jabbar Hasan, remarked, "I'd rate the backflip a 9 out of 10."
Reddit College Football, @RedditCFB, posted photos with the caption, "Ohio State Sophomore William Hendon stuck the landing on a standing backflip to taser at a Reds' game last night."
Hendon was charged with "criminal trespass on place of public amusement" and a misdemeanor of obstructing official business, according to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts documents, and was held in the local jail overnight without bond. He was released this morning on his "own recognizance," meaning that Hendon has promised to appear in court on the set July 3 date.
According to reporting by the Cincinnati Enquirer, municipal court Judge William Mallory said during Hendon's Wednesday morning arraignment, "Everybody thinks you landed that backflip."
"I'm pretty sure I did," Hendon replied, who was still dressed in his Reds jersey, paying tribute to former catcher Johnny Bench.
On Wednesday morning the judge reduced the felony charge to a misdemeanor, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Newsweek has reached out to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for confirmation via email on Wednesday.
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