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Three Rivers Casino employees fired and cited after fight in employee cafeteria

March 23, 2023 / 11:25 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Three Rivers Casino employees were fired and then cited with harassment and disorderly conduct after getting into a fight.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, 57-year-old Alfonso Pittrell, 43-year-old Daniel Jones, and 22-year-old Mackenzie Davenport, all got into a fight inside the casino team dining room just after 4 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The fight was seen on surveillance cameras when Pittrell began throwing punches at Jones and Davenport swinging a lunch tray at Pitterll. Jones then continued to fight with Pittrell until the three were escorted out of the casino by security.

The three were fired and cited for harassment and disorderly conduct as a result of the fight.

No injuries were reported.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.