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CANFIELD -- Four juveniles were arrested Sunday evening at the Canfield Fair following a fight in which officers say they became combative with one another and also with law enforcement.
Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene on Monday said sheriff's deputies on patrol at the fair responded to the fight before 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
He said the teens were being "combative and disruptive" while engaged in fighting and were "uncooperative and rowdy" with law enforcement at the scene.
Greene said four teens ages 13, 15, 15 and 16 who were involved in the fight were taken into custody, and a fifth teen at the scene also was cited and will be summoned into Mahoning County Juvenile Court.
He said the teens face charges of aggravated rioting, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Greene said he did not know why the juveniles were fighting. Overall, he said in addition to this fight that he characterized as "large," there have been few other minor fights and altercations at this year's Canfield Fair.
Security has become a more significant focus at this year's fair following a brawl and reports that one teen possessed a gun during the 2022 fair.
Leading up to this year's fair, meetings on safety and security have been held for several months among the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Homeland Security, the Youngstown Police Bomb Squad and Task Force, Canfield police, Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, Cardinal Joint Fire District and fire departments from throughout the county.
Mahoning County Court Judge Scott Hunter, a fair director in charge of security, previously said extensive training and uniformed police presence has been stepped up this year.
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