The owner of a South Side roller skating rink was cited for overcrowding following a disturbance that left four teens arrested and two teens who were trampled hospitalized Saturday night.
Nathanial Sampson, 64, is the owner of the Rink Fitness Factory, according to police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.
Sampson was cited with being a keeper of a disorderly house — which translates to a fire code violation for overcrowding, according to a South Chicago District police lieutenant.
Police initially responded at about 8:10 p.m. Saturday night after fights were reported at The Rink Fitness Factory when they found the highly overcrowded rink hosting their monthly dance party, police said.
Officials did not see any fighting, but had to shut down East 87th Street between South Greenwood Avenue and South Kenwood Avenue for about 30 minutes to clear out the premises.
The Rink Fitness Factory, at 1122 E. 87th St., is a roller rink with a 900 person capacity, but officials on scene said there was some 4,000 kids between 11 and 14 years old on the premises –including about 1,000 inside the rink– during the incident, police said.
A spokeswoman with The Rink said there were no fights but that there is always a large crowd for 1st Saturday, a monthly dance party. She declined to comment further.
Four teenage boys were taken into custody –three for municipal violations and one for battery against a security guard, police said.
One victim suffered head injuries after he or she was walked on and was taken to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, Fire Media Affairs Larry Langford said.
Another victim was also walked on but suffered less serious injuries and was transported to South Shore Hospital. Both were taken in an unidentified conditions.
The two teenage boys were trampled but suffered minor abrasions to the head, police said.
One of them was 13 years old.
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