ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- Three men were sentenced to
probation and community service Wednesday for their part in a brawl
between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons.
Alvin Shackelford Jr. and Charlie Haddad had pleaded no contest
to violating a local ordinance against entering a performance
space. Jeremy Handley pleaded guilty to violating a local ordinance
against throwing objects at a sporting event.
District Judge Lisa Asadoorian sentenced Shackelford to a year
of probation and 150 hours of community service. Shackelford was
hit by Pacers forward Ron Artest after approaching the player on
the court during the melee at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Haddad, who authorities say was punched by two Indiana players,
received a sentence of two years of probation and 100 hours of
community service, plus an additional 10 weekends of community
service.
Handley was sentenced to a year of probation and 75 hours of
community service. The 31-year-old resident of Macomb County's
Chesterfield Township, in January turned himself in after seeing
his face on television as someone for whom police were looking.
Asadoorian said Handley threw an empty cup during the brawl.
Four other fans and five Indiana players are charged with
assault and battery in the fight. Another fan, Bryant Jackson, has
been ordered to stand trial on a charge of felony assault for
throwing a chair.