Fan Busted Spreading Ashes On Field At NFL Game
UPDATED: 8:38 am EST November 29,
2005
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The Eagles season is going down in flames, but that's not the reason a man was busted trying to spread ashes on the field Sunday.Christopher Notboom, 44, of Tempe, Ariz., was arrested during the game at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. He told police he wanted to spread the ashes of his dead mother, who was a loyal Eagles fan.Notboom was trying to fulfill his mother's dying wish when he charged the field and spread her cremated ashes onto the field during the Eagles-Packers game.His mother was from Doylestown, Pa., and died of emphysema in January.Football fans watched Notboom run on the field waving a bag in his right hand, spreading the ashes near the 50-yard line.He then made the sign of the cross and laid face first on the field as he was apprehended by Eagles security.The incident happened during the third quarter as the Packers lined up to kick off.Notboom said his mother now will always be a part of the Eagles.Some fans admired Notboom. "That was love," said fan Jason Adams. "I didn't think he should've gotten arrested for that. If was her dying wish, you got to do what you gotta do." Police said they have "zero tolerance" for people who run on the field.Fans at the game didn't know what to make of the man who was seen running down the middle of the field."Some people were laughing," said one fan. "Some people didn't know how to react."Scott Jenkins from Stadium Operations said it was a mix-up with security that let Notboom on the field with what they first thought was a powdery substance.Jenkins said stadium operations didn't take the extra man on the field lightly."If anyone does that they're going to get apprehended, arrested and we're going to haul them off the field," Jenkins said.But despite the threat of a penalty, it couldn't keep Notboom sidelined.Notboom is charged with defiant trespassing, which is a misdemeanor. His hearing is scheduled for next month. A team spokeswoman said the Eagles have gotten requests to spread ashes in the past, but it's never allowed.
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