Update III: Fantone was fired by the State Highway Patrol. (Cleveland.com)
Update II: Jason Fantone was sentenced to enter a diversion program. If successfully completed, he won’t face vandalism charges. (Cleveland.com)
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Update: Two bits of information surfaced today regarding the trooper’s arrest. First: Cops originally approached Fantone in the stands because he was throwing peanuts at them.
Second: A great quote from the perp — “”I’m in handcuffs for throwing peanuts? Those guys are mad at me because I DUI’d some of their guys.”
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This article appears in Mar 9-15, 2011.

Not to mention that CPD and The Troopers have been in a fued for the past 20 years about parking around the justice center.
Hey “eyeonfrank”, what the heck are you talking about fueding about parking around the Justice Center. CPD is NOT !!! I should know, I’m a Cleveland Police Officer and we’re not fueding with the State Highway Patrol. And who’s to say that he was arrested by C.P.D., it could have a deputy that arrested him. Cleveland Browns Stadium is have such a difficult time trying to get C.P.D. to work there, that they’re having deputies from every county work there because they are so short on officers.
So I sugest you get your facts straight before you accuse the State Highway Patrol and C.P.D. fueding over any parking around the Justice Center. Do us all a favor, keep your blogs / mouth shut so all of humanity doesn’t realized how ignorant you are. Once you open your blog / mouth, you remove doubt on how stupid you really are !!!
I have to admit I am really concerned as to the caliber of people that Cleveland Police have if ” Stitcharoo ” really IS a Policeman. Calling people ignorant, telling them to shut their mouths, calling them stupid. WAIT A MINUTE, He really IS a Cleveland Cop as they treat the public THAT PAYS THEM such as this daily ! Thanks “Stitcharoo” for further proving just how despicable Cleveland Police really are.
Yup…He’s a Cleveland cop…Mean, short tempered and NOT the sharpest tool in the drawer…
Hey officer Stitcharoo, Perhaps before you call others “stupid” you should learn to use spell check, MORON!!
Hey GreasedMonkey, why would you think the attitude of MORON officer Stitcharoo is limited to Cleveland, Ohio?? OUR GOVERNMENT has pushed us into a POLICE STATE. There is NO ONE watching this hen house. Officers Like Stitcharoo have NO limitations to there poor attitudes/behavior toward the public that they swore to “PROTECT AND SERVE”. They have become PREDATORS, fabricating many offenses in order to extort money from ANYONE in the public, NOT part of law enforcement or government (the privileged). They are part of the PROBLEMS we face in America and among the greatest hypocrites!
I have no affiliation to any police or state troopers but the next time you guys do need a police office and they pull you out of a car wreck, rescue your kid or whatever remember your comments. One bad apple —–
I agree with “qk36” !! Well said!