Phoenix police arrested a teenager and charged him with assault for throwing a green d*ldo that struck a man and his 9-year-old niece at a WNBA game.
Kaden Lopez, 18, was taken into custody by Phoenix police on Tuesday, Aug. 5, after an arena volunteer witnessed the incident, followed Lopez and tackled him to hold him for police.
“Video footage shows Lopez, sitting in his seat, he retrieves the green d*ldo from his sweater front pocket then throws the dildo forward. He then stands up and leaves the area,” a court document stated.
The object hit a man who was seated in the stands with his niece. The object never reached the court.
The man said he wanted Lopez to be prosecuted.
Lopez appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges of suspicion of disorderly conduct, assault and public display of explicit xesual material.
Authorities say Lopez was cooperative and admitted purchasing the toy the day before the game.
“Ultimately, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will make the final decision on prosecution,” a police department department spokesperson said.
Lopez is the second person to be arrested for throwing xes toys at WNBA games.
23-year-old Delbert Carver was arrested in Atlanta and charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass for the Atlanta Dream incident on July 29.
On Aug. 5, a similar object struck Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham on the leg during the Fever vs L.A. Sparks game at Crypto.com arena in L.A.
Following that incident, the WNBA banned all bags from games.
So far, xes toys have been thrown at 5 WNBA games. A xes toy was thrown at Barclays Center, but did not reach the court.
