'Rowdy' MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Concert Sends Two People To Hospital, Results In One Arrest

Christopher Barrett of the Good Five Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper at the University of Rhode Island) is reporting that The University of Rhode Island will review security procedures in the wake of Tuesday's (Oct. 18) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE concert that sent two people to the hospital and resulted in one arrest.

"We are concerned about some of the protocols for these events and a meeting has been scheduled for the various parties involved this Friday," URI Campus Police Maj. Stephen Baker said.

He confirmed URI police made one arrest and ejected at least 20 people during the concert for unruly conduct.

A URI police officer arrested Jonathan Lavigne, 19, about 8:11 p.m. when he witnessed Lavigne wrestling with an event staff worker, Baker said. After Lavigne refused to follow the officer's commands, police arrested him and charged him with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Baker said he was unsure if alcohol played a role in the arrest, but said, "I think it's safe to say there was alcohol involved in some cases."

In an e-mail to the Good Five Cent Cigar, Ryan Center General Manager Terry Butler said in addition to the arrest, two people were transported to the hospital.

"One woman suffered a foot injury. The other individual was a Ryan Center event staff member, who fell ill during the event," Butler said.

Butler said that Global Spectrum staff also distributed three cases of water to apparently dehydrated fans standing near the barricade at the request of the band's security manager and moved the Emergency Medical Services staging area to the event level.

Baker said most injuries occurred in the mosh pit area.

"Our primary concern is also the activity of this so called 'mosh pit,'" he said. "We're more concerned with the way people were getting injured and how we deal with that."

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