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Colombia’s football president among those arrested on Sunday – WQKT 104.5 the River

Police said the president of the Colombian soccer federation and his son were among 27 people arrested during crowd control problems that erupted at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday. Ramón Jesurún and his son, Ramon Jamil Jesurun, were arrested and charged after the event at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami-Dade police Detective Andre Martin told the Associated Press. Martin did not disclose the charges. Arrest records showed Monday that Ramon Jamil Jesurun was arrested on three counts of assault on an official. The Colombian soccer federation did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP on Monday.