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It started out as a bet, but it ended with a reckless stunt that landed a Buffalo Bills fan in jail.
The Rochester man faced a judge for his alleged actions at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday.
This was not exactly what John Lemmon planned when he took a run on top of the luxury boxes during Sunday's game. His stunt landed him in jail, and in court.
“It was just spur of the moment,� said Lemmon.
Spur of the moment, about a minute after 22-year old John Lemmon wondered aloud if a lap around the top of the luxury boxes at Ralph Wilson Stadium was about the distance of a high school track, and then came the offers from friends.
“I think I said something along the line of ‘you are going to give me $400 if I can make it to the press box, the end of the boxes,’ and they were like ‘definitely,’� said Lemmon. “That was when I jumped over a couple of seats and starting running.�
So during one of the best football games of the year, for about a minute and a half, all eyes were on Lemmon.
“I had one beer since the first two quarters, so this was strictly a financial deal,� said Lemmon.
But $400 actually turned into $250 bail money. His friends got Lemmon out of jail after the game. Luckily, he wasn't injured.
“I was thinking it would take me a minute and a half and no one would interrupt me,� said Lemmon. “I would get $400 bucks and get kicked out of the game.�
He was. Lemmon faces reckless endangerment, criminal trespassing, and resisting arrest.
The Buffalo Bills did not want to comment on the matter until the legal process is completed. Lemmon faces a fine or a year in jail. And meanwhile, because he did not take it all the way around, he never collected on the bet.
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