Police arrested two men accused of participating in a fight at The Big E on Saturday that left multiple people injured.
James Stanley, of Haverhill, and Levi Stanley, of Amherst, New Hampshire, face charges of disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of property over $1,200 and assault and battery. James Stanley is also charged with unarmed robbery, West Springfield Police wrote in a Facebook post.
The large fight broke out on Industrial Avenue around 5 p.m., according to police. Multiple people were hurt and police brought a number of people to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Officers saw a “large group of individuals,” including some who were known to the department, fleeing the area and the fairgrounds onto Memorial Avenue. Police detained James and Levi Stanley near Gate 8 at The Big E on Memorial Avenue.
Both men were issued letters of trespass for the fair. After they were taken to the police station, officers learned that James Stanley had taken items from at least one of the people he is accused of assaulting, according to the statement.
