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St. Anne man charged with battery after fight at Bradley Central basketball game

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A St. Anne man was arrested after a fight broke out at a recent Bradley Central basketball game.

Quinton M. Thompsen, 18, of St. Anne was arrested after an altercation that occurred during a Nov. 20 boys basketball game at Bradley Central High School.

According to Kankakee County Circuit Clerk records, Thompsen was charged by the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office with aggravated battery in a public place and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. Both are Class 3 felonies.

According to a Bradley police report, Bradley officers, along with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office and Bourbonnais police, responded to the school in the 200 block of North Wabash Avenue about 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 after a fight in the gym during a game between Bradley Central and St. Anne.

Officers learned that there was an altercation between the two teams near the end of the game, according to the report.

Eventually, fans in the stands came onto the court, and Thompsen is alleged to have struck two Bradley Central players, sending one to a local hospital, where he was treated and released.

Bradley police were able to obtain video footage of the incident and were able to identify Thompsen as the offender.

Thompsen fled the scene, according to the report. However, he turned himself in to Jerome Combs Detention Center on Monday and was booked.

Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty has been a reporter with the Daily Journal for 38 years, splitting his time in sports and now news. He is a native of Indiana.