Police Take Less Than 100 People Into Custody At Chesney Shows

Editor's note: One person's name was removed from this report because his or her charges were dismissed.

FOXBOROUGH, MA — It was only six years ago that about 600 people were taken into custody during Kenny Chesney's traditional two-show stand at Gillette Stadium. Now? Fewer people spend part of the weekend behind bars.

A total of 73 people were either arrested or taken into protective custody during last weekend's shows. While it is still significantly more than most concerts at the stadium, it does continue a downward trend when it comes to arrests and Chesney fans ending up in protective custody.

Of the 73 taken into custody, only 24 were arrested.

The two shows brought about 100,000 country fans to the stadium.

Below is a summary of people taken into custody during the shows:

August 24

• 19 people were taken into protective custody.
• Roseelena Souliotis, 23, of Watertown, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
• Jeffrey Weinheimer, 36, of Hubbardston, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct and resisting arrest.
• Jeffrey Morin, 34, of West Gardiner, Maine, was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer.
• Andrew Starkey, 19, of Rockland, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct, trespassing, and resisting arrest.
• Nicholas Barbarisi, 27, of Winthrop, was arrested and charged with simple assault and battery, disorderly conduct, disturbing the pease, and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
• Shannon Feeley, 24, of Winthrop, was arrested and charge with assault and battery and disoderly conduct.
• Brendan Pierce, 19, of Wilmington, was arrested and cahrged with disorderly conduct.
• Troy Hopkins, 36, Somerworth, New Hapshire was arrested and chartged with breaking and entering a vehicle in the nighttime for a felony and assault and battery on a person at least 60 years old or disabled with an injury.
• Alessandro Vitelli, 22, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, was arrested and cahrged with open and gross lewdness and disorderly conduct.
• [Name Withheld], 33, of Acushnet, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a person at least 60 years old or disabled.

August 25

• 30 people were taken into protective custody.
• Dylan Conroy, 23, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct, resisting arrest, and possession of Class B and E drugs.
• Franc Kalanderi, 22, of Saugus, was charged with trespassing and wanton destruction of property worth less than $1,200.
• Matthew Burchill, 22, of Marshfield, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct.
• Aiden Burchill, 19, of Marshfield, was arrested and charged with larceny from a person, disocerly conduct, and resisting arrest.
• Blaine Farrell, 20, of York, Maine, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct.
• Harrison McComb, 22, of Foxborough, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct, resisting arrest, and trespassing.
• Akshat Nagpal, 24, of East Bridgewater, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing.
• Sean McKeon, 27, of Foxborough, was arrested and chargeed with di
• Paul Bucchieri, 34, of Windsor Locks, Connecnticut, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct and disturbing the peace.
• Andrew Plante, 33, of Windsor, Connecticut, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct and disturbing the peace.
• Michael Thibodeau, 20, of Waltham, was arrested and charged with disoderly conduct.
• Michael Martini, 27, of Mashpee, was arrested and charged with possession of a Class B drug.
• Joann Koslowski, 50, of Wareham, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

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