Two men have been charged after their protest at the U.S. Open disrupted a tennis match Thursday night, the New York Police Department said Friday.
One of the men glued his feet to the floor as part of the protest.
Sayak Mukhopadhyay, 50, of White Plains, N.Y., was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, and Gregory Schwedock, 35, of New York City, was charged with criminal trespass, an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News Friday morning.
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At about 8:05 p.m. on Thursday, police were informed about "disorderly individuals" inside Arthur Ashe Stadium where the U.S. Open tennis tournament was taking place, the spokesperson said.
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