Ramon Jesurun, the president of the Colombian Soccer Federation and a CONMEBOL vp, was arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Division early on Monday morning in Miami Gardens, hours after his nationwide crew misplaced to Argentina within the Copa America ultimate that was stricken by dysfunction.

Jesurun is going through three felony counts of battery on a specified official or worker, per WPLG, Miami’s ABC affiliate. The occasion appeared to happen throughout the ultimate, which concluded round midnight native time. Jesurun was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Middle simply after 4:15 a.m. and his son, Ramon Jamil Jesurun, was booked simply minutes later. The president’s son faces the identical costs, in addition to a further misdemeanor battery cost.

Jesurun’s son appeared in Miami-Dade bond courtroom on Monday afternoon for a listening to during which no bond was ordered however a keep away order in favor of the sufferer was. The president can also be anticipated to seem in courtroom on Monday afternoon.

The Copa America ultimate descended into chaos two hours earlier than it was initially set to kick off at 8 p.m. on Sunday as ticketless followers breached safety and evaded employees checking tickets. The gates had been subsequently closed and didn’t correctly reopen till round 7:30 p.m., when stadium employees let folks in with out checking tickets, inflicting overcrowding inside Exhausting Rock Stadium. The scenario prompted kickoff to be delayed by greater than an hour and briefly compelled officers to put the stadium below lockdown.

No less than 10 folks had been arrested earlier than kickoff, although it’s unclear what number of extra had been after the early moments of the occasion.

Argentina beat Colombia in further time, courtesy of a purpose from golden boot winner Lautaro Martinez within the 112th minute. This was Colombia’s first journey to the ultimate since 2001, once they received their solely Copa America title up to now.