Eleven arrests reported at Nickelback concert at Darien Lake

Posted by Howard Owens on July 11, 2009 - 8:34am
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Josephine A. Boltz, 25, of 174 Burch Ave., of Buffalo, is charged with DWI following a minor property damage accident at Darien Lake Theme Park during the Nickelback concert. Boltz reportedly had a BAC of .08 or greater.

Other arrests associated with the Nickelback concert:

Joshua R. Handy, 25, of 6 Williams St., Mt. Morris, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

Nolan R. Boughton, 24, 188 Canal St., Lyons, was charged with harassment for allegedly striking a security officer while being escorted from the concert venue.

A 16-year-old from Hamburg was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

Richard W. Randall, 32, of 4349 Cemetery Road, Marietta, was charged with charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly fighting inside the concert venue. He is held on $100 bail.

Benjamin Q. Antonucci, 18, of 4192 Broadway, Alexander, charged possession of alcohol by a person under 21.

Christopher J. Burger, 18, of 9393 Stady Road, West Valley, charged with possession of alcohol by a person under 21.

Erica A. Taylor, 31, of 1802 Lodi St., Apt. 2, Syracuse, charged with criminal possession of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly smoking marijuana in front of her 13-year-old daughter.

Michael Boland, 25, of 1802 Lodi St., Apt. 2, Syracuse, charged with criminal possession of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly smoking marijuana in front of his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter.

Matthew J. Pentycofe, 22, of 29 Spencer Court, Batavia, charged with harassment for allegedly pushing and fighting with security guards inside the concert venue. He was held on $300 bail.

Peter B. Vanderwall III, 19, of 47 Seneca Street, Waterloo, is charged unlawful possession of marijuana and with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly smoking and possessing marijuana in front a child under 17 years of age.

Posted by Doug Yeomans on July 12, 2009 - 4:44pm
How is smoking weed in front of a minor any different than drinking alcohol in front of a minor? If you say something like "because alcohol is legal and weed isn't" then you're missing the point. Maybe these concerts should be alcohol free and nobody under 18 allowed. Why would anyone bring a minor to a concert knowing that there are going to be intoxicated adults there?
Posted by Jeff Allen on July 12, 2009 - 7:50pm
Because we are not supposed to be parents to our children, we are supposed to be their "friends". If we protect them from influences such as drugs, alcohol and sex then we just stifle their ability to flourish and freedom to make choices on their own. Besides, why should we bother to protect our kids when they are exposed to all that stuff on television, in school, and just about everywhere they go. It's time to just give in and let our kids be our buddies. It'll be fine, don't worry.
Posted by Bea McManis on July 12, 2009 - 9:50pm
Posted by Doug Yeomans on July 12, 2009 - 5:44pm
How is smoking weed in front of a minor any different than drinking alcohol in front of a minor? If you say something like "because alcohol is legal and weed isn't" then you're missing the point. Maybe these concerts should be alcohol free and nobody under 18 allowed. Why would anyone bring a minor to a concert knowing that there are going to be intoxicated adults there?

For the same reason you can take kids to a ball game and watch their parents/grandparents and other spectators guzzle down beer after beer. Once the kids are in there, no one feels any responsibility to watch them.
It isn't that alcohol is legal, it is because the stadium/event is making a profit on the beer.
Posted by Chris Olin on July 12, 2009 - 10:01pm
Drinking alcohol and smoking weed generally go hand in hand with having a good time, especially at a concert.

I'm not encouraging either. Just making a casual observation.
Posted by Chris Olin on July 13, 2009 - 1:10am
As a side note, I was working 3p - 9:30p during that Nickelback concert. Barring a few people having more alcohol than their body can handle, it was pretty uneventful.

Most of, if not all of the arrests above happen when the concert ends and everyone is leaving. Regardless of the staggering amount of inebriated people inside the venue, it's usually an okay concert.
Posted by Doug Yeomans on July 13, 2009 - 2:30am
My point was, why do cops bust someone for smoking weed in front of an underage person when they're allowed to drink in front of an underage person. It really makes no sense.

Minors at a concert can see all kinds of activities happening around them but heaven forbid if they see someone smoking some pot. The evil weed strikes again! It'll rot your brain and make you do all KINDS of deviant things! *sarcasm*