Two people were arrested following a large brawl at the Big E state fair over the weekend that sent multiple people to the hospital.
Multiple police agencies responded to the fair on Saturday around 5 p.m. on the report of a large fight involving injuries, according to the West Springfield Police Department. The police response included Big E patrol officers as well as the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department.
Police said officers found multiple victims who suffered “various injuries,” some of whom were taken to the Baystate Medical Center. As officers responded they also found that a large group of individuals, including some who were previously known to police, were fleeing the area and leaving the fairgrounds onto Memorial Avenue, according to police.
Officers detained James Stanley of Haverhill, Massachusetts and Levi Stanley of Amherst, New Hampshire in the area of the Big E’s gate 8, according to police.
They were each arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property (more than $1,200) and assault and battery. James Stanley was also charged with unarmed robbery.
Police said James Stanley was found with items that were stolen from one of the victims who was assaulted.
Both men were issued letters of trespass for the Big E.
