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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Benny Sapp was cited for fifth degree assault after an alleged altercation with security officers at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Benny Sapp was cited for fifth-degree assault and careless driving, both misdemeanors, after an alleged altercation with security at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

Police were called Friday morning after the football player and his 11-year-old son tried to enter the hospital through a closed entrance. The Star Tribune described the alleged incident:

A hospital security guard directed Sapp to another entrance. But, according to Public Information Officer Bill Palmer of the Minneapolis Police Department, Sapp soon returned with his son and stated his intent to enter the building through the closed entrance whether he was allowed to or not. Denied again, Sapp left the 11-year-old with the hospital security guard, indicating the boy’s mother was inside and stating he had to go to work.

Sapp then returned to his car in a nearby parking deck, where a security officer attempted to detain him. A physical altercation ensued, Sapp allegedly pushing the security guard and then driving toward the exit of the ramp.

At the parking deck exit, another confrontation broke in out in which Palmer said Sapp chest-bumped a security officer and later “used his vehicle to try to move the officer out of the way.”

Police told the newspaper they had no information on whether Sapp’s vehicle made actual contact with the security officer. Security was attempting to handcuff the cornerback when police arrived. Palmer said Sapp was cooperative with police and wasn’t arrested, but will face a future court date.

A Vikings spokesman told the Associated Press the team is aware of the incident. Sapp’s agent did not return messages Saturday.

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