Glassboro man faces trial for attack on Rangers fans in Philly
(AP) - A man accused of beating two New York Rangers fans in a brawl after the NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia will be tried on assault charges. A judge ordered 32-year-old Glassboro resident Dennis
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Mar 23, 2012, 2:21 PM
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(AP) - A man accused of beating two New York Rangers fans in a brawl after the NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia will be tried on assault charges.
A judge ordered 32-year-old Glassboro resident Dennis Veteri to stand trial following a preliminary hearing on Thursday in Philadelphia.
The fight occurred outside a cheesesteak stand after the Jan. 2 game between the Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Philadelphia Inquirer ( ) reports the victims testified Veteri was in a group of Flyers fans who taunted and assaulted them as they waited for sandwiches.
One victim was an off-duty policeman from Woodbridge. He was beaten unconscious.
Veteri's attorney has said the case is a fistfight that's being blown out of proportion.
The Winter Classic drew 47,000 fans to Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. The Rangers beat the Flyers 3-2.
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