Event Brief
Moviegoer arrested for pepper-spraying cellphone user
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM ET
Summary: A moviegoer in Los Angeles was arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying another theater attendee who was using a cellphone during the showing of “The Uprising,” police said. Officers were called to the AMC 16 theater in Burbank around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after witnesses reported hearing the aerosol spray. Matthew Ware, 34, was booked in Burbank Jail and released the following morning.
WHO: Matthew Ware; police
WHAT: A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery for allegedly pepper-spraying a fellow movie attendee using a cellphone during a screening.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026
WHERE: AMC 16 theater, Burbank, Los Angeles area
WHY: The arrest followed reports that Ware pepper-sprayed a person using a cellphone during the movie.
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