Mom of Steelers player charged with assault in VFW melee

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Mom of Steelers playerstar charged with assault in Akron VFW melee
By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff writer

POSTED: 08:06 a.m. EST, Dec 11, 2009

Updated at 2:30 p.m.


...Four people were treated for injuries after what police say was a large-scale fight in which victims were struck with fists and beer bottles...

The VFW on Copley Road was hosting a party in honor of the Harrison family during the nationally televised Steelers-Browns game Thursday night. Andre Taylor, the private club's canteen manager, said more than 50 people, some members and others guests of members, were inside...

Akron police say the party turned violent about 10 p.m. as the Browns, a 10-point underdog, were en route to upsetting the defending Super Bowl champions...



‘‘This is a Veterans of Foreign Wars post. We try to do things above board and with honor.’’


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