Giants Fan Arrested for Threatening to 'Shoot up' Gillette Stadium After Pats Sign Antonio Brown
By Michael Luciano
Talk about moronic behavior. A Rhode Island man identified as Tobias Gray has been arrested after he voiced his extreme displeasure with the New England Patriots signing superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Gray, a New York Giants fan with an "intense dislike" for the Patriots, was arrested in East Providence after posting on Facebook that he would "shoot up random people" at Gillette Stadium.
Tobias Gray, 44, of East Providence is accused of wanting to shoot ppl at Foxboro. This is a copy of his Facebook post, per criminal complaint. He was arraigned in Providence earlier on unrelated charges & may be arraigned this afternoon for Foxboro threat. @NBC10 pic.twitter.com/kR1KJnWpJM
— Michelle San Miguel (@NBC10_Michelle) September 9, 2019
Gray has been charged with making terroristic threats. Gray’s attorney is claiming that his client was simply upset the Patriots reeled in Brown and he was was not looking to cause any harm.
"He just said it was almost—it was just a reaction," said his attorney Stephanie DiMaio Larivee. "And he put something up there as any other fan might."
Angry Giants fan threatened to shoot up Patriots’ stadium, according to police https://t.co/KrVaOZIujx
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 9, 2019
Luckily, Gray was taken into police custody before he had the opportunity to cause any harm. Regardless of if he was joking or not, he's got to be smarter than this. Never make this kind of a threat. Period.