Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nKareem Thomas and Stanthony Ballard used \u201cfraudulent credentials\u201d to sneak into the 6 p.m. event in Miami Gardens with more than 65,000 ticket holders on Wednesday, according to deputies. <\/p>\n
Thomas, 38, and Ballard, 43, both from Georgia, also used the fake credentials to charge $1,000 per person for access to the Hardrock Stadium, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy\u2019s report. <\/p>\n
Four witnesses who were at the stadium\u2019s Section 135 at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday told deputies that they had paid Thomas, of Macon, and Ballard, of Atlanta, who showed the fake credentials, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Thomas and Ballard had \u201cpreviously been ejected\u201d from the stadium and \u201cwere also criminally trespassing\u201d and \u201dinterfering with the normal and safe operations of the event,” a deputy wrote, according to the report. <\/p>\n
Miami-Dade corrections booked Thomas and Ballard on Wednesday night at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records. <\/p>\n
Thomas and Ballard each faced two felony charges: Uttering a forged instruments and interference with a sporting event. They also had a bench warrant for business conduct without a license. Their bond was $3,500 each. <\/p>\n
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Deputies arrested Stanthony Ballard, left, and Kareem Thomas, right, on Wednesday during a FIFA World Cup match at the Miami Stadium, better known as the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. <\/p>\n