Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philly fans like equine punching
Apparently, some Philadelphia Eagles’ fans are tired of the horse play.
Most of the stories regarding Eagles fans’ conduct related to the mistreatment of Minnesota Vikings fans who attended the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field last Sunday. But two other incidents rose to such a level that a segment of Eagles fans were left so disgusted that a charitable fundraiser was launched.
In consecutive weekends that coincided with the Eagles hosting a playoff game, two fans were arrested, in part, for punching a police horse.
In the first incident, Taylor Hendricks, 22, was accused of punching a police horse after being ejected from the Eagles-Atlanta Falcons divisional round game for being intoxicated and not having a ticket. Hendricks was charged with aggravated assault, taunting a police animal, simple assault and defiant trespassing.
And last Sunday, Andrew Tornetta, 19, was arrested in a similar incident. Tornetta is accused of punching a police horse and hitting the rider just below the eye before the NFC Championship Game. Tornetta was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
In light of these events, an Eagles fan started a charitable fundraiser on behalf of Philadelphia’s police horses.
Launched on the YouCaring website, the fundraising drive, called, “Eagles Nation! Support Philadelphia’s Police Horses,” seeks to raise $5,000 for local police horses.