Colombian Football president Ramon Jesurun arrested after Copa brawl with stadium security

The chaos at Sunday night’s Copa America final in Miami extended beyond just unticketed fans bum-rushing Hard Rock Stadium entrances. 

The president of the Colombian Football Federation was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning after Argentina captured its second consecutive Copa title, defeating Colombia 1-0. 

Ramon Jesurun, 71, was arrested and jailed on three counts of battery against a specified official or employee along with his 43-year-old son Ramon Jamil Jesurun, according to jail records.

Both father and son were booked into Miami-Dade County Jail a little after 4 a.m. after the two allegedly attacked security guards at Hard Rock Stadium – part of which was captured on video and posted to social media.

A police report by Miami-Dade Police, which was obtained by the Miami Herald, stated that the pair attacked security guards who were preventing people from entering a pedestrian tunnel where media members had been gathering at 12:20 a.m. Monday morning after the conclusion of the Copa America final.

After uniformed security guard Jakari Shaw told the crowd to not go into the tunnel, the two men became angry over this and Ramon Jamil Jesurun started yelling in Shaw’s face leading to Shaw attempting to guide him back. 

That’s when things got physical, according to the report, and the younger Jesurun grabbed the 24-year-old security guard by the neck and took him to the ground, kicking Shaw in the head. 

A second security officer attempted to separate the two and Jesus Jamil Jesurun raised his first at the female security guard, but did not hit her. 

The report indicated that the security guard, Daphne Aguste, 28, was pushed, pulled and grabbed by him. 

The elder Jesurun became involved after security manager Jean Garoute got involved and Ramon Jesurun hit him. 

While people tried to hold back the two men, Ramon Jesurun was able to “forcefully” push forward and strike the security manager.