Judge Dismisses Case Against Hennepin County and Officials After Spectator Roughed Up and Ejected From Minnesota Vikings Game

By Michael S. Carroll, PhD & Andrew L. Goldsmith, PhD   In December of 2016, Anastacio Lopez attended a Minnesota Vikings game against the Dallas Cowboys at U.S. Bank Stadium. During the course of the game, Lopez became intoxicated and got into a physical altercation with another spectator. Two off-duty Minneapolis police officers providing security in the venue subsequently removed Lopez from the seating area and were in the process of escorting him to a security processing center when an