Police Seek Assault Charges Against 3 Rhode Island Men in Death of New England Patriots Fan

Police Seek Assault Charges Against 3 Rhode Island Men in Death of New England Patriots Fan
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BOSTON—Police in Massachusetts said Thursday that they are pursuing assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against three Rhode Island men in the recent death of a fan at a New England Patriots game.

The Foxborough Police Department said in a statement that it was going to court to seek charges against the men in the Sept. 17 altercation at Gillette Stadium that preceded the death of 53-year-old Dale Mooney, of Newmarket, New Hampshire. Police didn’t name the men or say when a probable cause hearing about the charges might happen.