Chesterfield Police Break Up Fights At Chesterfield Fair: Four Arrested

The scuffles occurred around 8:30 p.m., about a half-hour before the fair was scheduled to close, police spokeswoman Elizabeth Caroon said. Police had been told that several youths at the entrance were going to fight, and when officers intervened, several people in the crowd became angry and tried to force their way into the fair.

A minor was arrested at the entrance for assaulting a fair employee.

As police tried to disperse the crowd, several fights broke out in the parking lots.

“Several officers used pepper spray to break up several fights,” Caroon said.

A total of 13 people were treated for injuries, including 12 from pepper spray exposure. One juvenile was taken to hospital for treatment for his pepper spray exposure.

One person was treated for an arm injury.

A 15-year-old was charged with simple assault and a 14-year-old was arrested for assaulting a police officer. Both have been released to their parents' custody, Caroon said.