Man accused of threatening coworkers with knife at Acrisure Stadium

PITTSBURGH — A man was arrested for threatening people with a knife at Acrisure Stadium, police say.

Pittsburgh Police said they were called to the stadium at 4 p.m. after receiving reports of an employee acting disorderly.

They said the man was a kitchen worker and was threatening his coworkers with a knife.

Court records allege the man, Ason Brown, 27, threatened to stab several of his coworkers, dumped food out of boxes and tried to throw hot grease.

Brown’s coworkers were able to get the knife out of his hand and restrained him on the ground until police got there. Brown resisted arrest but was eventually taken into custody and taken to the Allegheny County Jail, the court documents state.

Police initially said that no one was hurt in the incident, but court record states a man who helped get the knife away from Brown had a slice to the webbing between the index finger and thumb on one hand.

Acrisure Stadium spokesperson Cecelia Cagni issued a statement about the incident:

“We are aware of an incident that occurred earlier today at Acrisure Stadium. We are thankful the City of Pittsburgh Police handled the situation properly and that there were no injuries reported.”

Brown is now facing four counts of each of the following charges: terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

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