Overview
- Javier Pavia, 25, was taken into custody at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 29 during Vanderbilt’s 45-24 win over Tennessee, with a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer making the arrest.
- The arrest report says event staff had repeatedly warned him about blocking other spectators with a large flag and that he was slurring his speech, unsteady, and extremely verbally combative.
- Jail records show he was booked at the Knox County Jail and released on his own recognizance.
- It is his second arrest at a Vanderbilt game this season; in August, Javier and brother Roel were charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest, and Roel also faces a felony assault-on-law-enforcement charge with a court date set for Jan. 12.
- Videos posted by local outlets and on social media show the family arguing with stadium staff and Javier being escorted from the stands by police.