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Man Charged for Damaging Governor's Cup

Man Charged for Damaging Governor's Cup - Friday, August 28, 2009 at 9:40PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Friday, Aug 28, 2009 @ 09:40pm EST
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY- A Luzerne County man has been arrested for damaging the 2008 Governor’s Cup earned by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

40-year-old Michael Cortezar of Peckville is charged with making terrorist threats. WBRE was the only station at PNC Field in Moosic when the 2008 Governor’s Cup was carried out in pieces late Thursday night.

Sheriff’s deputies tell us that Cortazar threw the cup to the ground. They say he was angry there was no food inside a sports box at the stadium.