Washington DC firefighter on depart after assaulting usher at Nationals game: 'Completely unacceptable'

A Washington DC firefighter is on administrative leave just after a viral social media movie reveals him punch an usher at Nationals Park in the course of Tuesday night's match between the Nationals and the Atlanta Braves.

Metropolitan police discovered the person as 54-yr-previous Christopher Sullivan, of West Virginia. He was arrested and billed with assault following movie exhibits him yelling obscenities and then punching an usher who was attempting to escort him out of the park.

The fight began when an usher questioned Sullivan, who was sitting down in a section he did not have a ticket for, to return to the seat on his ticket. 

Sullivan was reportedly asked to return to his seat several moments before he was at some point instructed he experienced to go away.

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Spectators in the video clip can be heard yelling "get out of below, dude" and "you've gotta go."

The usher was employing his overall body to force Sullivan up the stairs and out of the section when Sullivan turned all over and punched the man in the deal with, prompting a reaction from police and security at the ballpark.

A normal view of Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. prior to the Atlanta Braves as opposed to the Washington Nationals on Sept. 27, 2022. (Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Pictures)

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Sullivan is a firefighter with DC Fire and EMS, but was currently on administrative depart with pay out for an incident that transpired on Aug. 31, G3 Box News 5 DC documented.

The outlet received the following assertion from the office:

"The steps witnessed in the movie are totally unacceptable. Our department was notified on September 27, 2022, that an staff of our agency had been arrested and charged with easy assault by Metropolitan Police. Prior to this incident, the unique was on administrative depart with pay, pending the result of an inside staff procedure. He will remain on leave as our interior investigation into this make a difference carries on."

Washington DC firefighter Christopher Sullivan, who is on administrative leave, is noticed punching an usher at Nationals Park in the encounter even though getting escorted out of the park. (@ThomasGinn34/Twitter via G3 Box News 5 DC)

Sullivan was reportedly fired from the office "numerous several years ago," but was then reinstated, in accordance to NBC Washington.

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The Nationals banned Sullivan from the ballpark for 5 years pursuing the incident.