Eagles fan arrested Sunday after attacking fire station with meat cleaver
Luke Gentile
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A Philadelphia Eagles fan was arrested Sunday after he attacked a Florida fire station and assaulted one firefighter with a meat cleaver, authorities said.
The incident occurred after 25-year-old Edward Dalasandro made his way into a local fire station along Northeast Ocean Boulevard, according to a release by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
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“Dalasandro, who resides in Philadelphia, broke into the Hutchinson Island Fire Station around 10:00pm, ransacked the bunk rooms, urinated on the carpet and stole $126.00, a uniform hat and some knives,” the release read.
When personnel inside the station attempted to stop Dalasandro, he attacked them, authorities said.
“When firefighters confronted him, he threw a meat cleaver at them,” according to the release.
“Firefighters were able to contain him until sheriff’s deputies arrived.”
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Dalasandro was taken into custody shortly thereafter.
“Edward Dalasandro was charged with armed burglary, aggravated assault on a firefighter, and theft,” the release noted. “He was taken to the Martin County Jail, and held on $120,000 bond where the eagle was officially grounded for the second time in one night.”