Astros fan: During the celebratory parade for the Houston Astros world series, a man partied a bit too hard, leading him to throw an alcoholic beverage at senator Ted Cruz. The man accused of throwing the can of White Claw in Cruz’ direction, 33-year-old Joey Arcidiacono, was arrested and jailed on felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for throwing the beverage.
The defense his lawyer has lined up might work, considering the circumstances of the day. Arcidiacono’s lawyer Bill Stradley posted a statement on Twitter saying that his client meant for Cruz to catch the White Claw and chug it in celebration of the World Series Champion Astros
A statement from Houston attorney Bill Stradley regarding his client Joey Arcidiacono.
The purpose is correct and add some context to publicly shared information regarding Joey’s arrest at the Astros 2022 Championship Parade. pic.twitter.com/vaJdC7KJ3c
— Stradley Law Firm (@HoustonCrimLaw) November 9, 2022
Making matters even more interesting is that Arcidiacono sent a text message to a friend a day before the parade about his epic goal of wanting to throw a beer at one of the players.
Stradley also pointed out that Astros reliever Ryne Stanek “set the legendary chugging bar high that day” by catching and drinking down an alcoholic beverage that was tossed his way by a fan at the parade.
On a podcast where Cruz discussed the incident, he mentioned that he’s thankful for not receiving more injuries.
Arcidiacono was released from custody on a $40,000 bond, under the condition that he wears a GPS monitoring device and avoids contacting Senator Cruz.
