Five People Arrested After Riot At VANS WARPED Concert
August 20, 2007According to The Associated Press, police arrested five people after concertgoers burned portable toilets and threw rocks and debris following a Vans Warped 2007 show at The Gorge Amphitheater in Washington.
Grant County deputies providing security at the Saturday night (August 18) concert — which featured performances by AS I LAY DYING, BAD RELIGION, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER, POISON THE WELL, STILL REMAINS, THE CONFESSION and THROWDOWN, among others — responded to a call that a person was injured in a neighboring campground early Sunday morning. When they arrived, several campers were involved in fights and a so-called "comfort station" with portable toilets and sinks was in flames, said John Turley, chief criminal deputy for the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
About 400 campers were gathered around the area. Some pelted deputies with beer bottles, cans and rocks, and the windshield of a fire truck was shattered by debris.
More fires were set by the crowd after authorities extinguished the first blaze and left the area in a hail of debris.
Authorities from more than 10 area agencies responded to the riot. Five people were arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail for obstructing a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and intimidating a public servant with threats to do harm.
About 16,400 people attended and concert, and an estimated 4,500 people camped at the neighboring campground, according to Bill Parsons, the venue's general manager.
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