Wrestler arrested in restaurant in NYC suburb

Published 11:24 pm Monday, July 21, 2008

YONKERS, N.Y. — A gathering for professional wrestlers at a suburban New York City restaurant ended with the arrest of a wrestler known as “The Sandman.”

Yonkers police say that when officers arrived at the restaurant Sunday night, 45-year-old James “The Sandman” Fullington was flinging glasses from a tray at employees.

A police spokeswoman says the 6-foot-4-inch, 280-pound Fullington also threw several glasses at police, injuring two officers.

Charges against Fullington include felony second-degree assault. The Wayne, Pa., resident has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. There was no phone listing available for either Fullington or his wife.

Fullington wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.