A Los Angeles man was arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying another moviegoer who was using a cellphone during a film at a Burbank theater, police tell NBC4.
Officers from the Burbank Police Department responded to the AMC 16 theater at about 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 following a report that one patron had pepper-sprayed another inside a theater.
Investigators said the suspect, 34-year-old Matthew Ware, became upset with another patron who was using a cellphone during the movie and sprayed the person with pepper spray.
Two other moviegoers reported experiencing irritation from the pepper spray and were treated at a local hospital.
Police did not immediately provide additional details about the condition of the patrons or what happened immediately before the confrontation.
Ware was arrested and booked into the Burbank Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor battery, according to police.