PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKRN) – A Nashville Predators fan who is accused of throwing a dead catfish onto the ice during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night now faces charges.
According to the Pittsburgh Police Department, Jacob Waddell has been issued a summons on charges of disorderly conduct, possessing instruments of crime and disrupting a meeting.
Waddell was not taken into custody, but officials said he would have to return to Pittsburgh for a future hearing. That hearing date has not been set.
Waddell was immediately escorted from the game after throwing the catfish around 9:30 p.m.
Country singer Carrie Underwood, who is married to Preds captain Mike Fisher, tweeted Monday night that Waddell was her hero.
The hashtag #CatfishGuy was trending on Twitter following the incident.
The Associated Press reports that Waddell is calling himself a “dumb redneck with a bad idea” after he was charged.
Waddell, of Nolensville, told Nashville radio station WGFX-FM that he came up with the idea ahead of a trip to see relatives in Ohio.
He said that “like an ignorant redneck, I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be awesome to throw a catfish on the ice at this game?'”
The Predators fell to the Penguins 5-3 in Monday night’s game.