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Video: Carolina Fan Put In Choke Hold By AT&T Stadium Security Guard

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ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) - A Carolina Panther fan has filed a police report after being put in a choke hold by an AT&T security guard during the Thanksgiving day game.

A video has surfaced which shows the fan with a Carolina Panthers jersey on being removed by security guards for being disruptive. The fan is resisting and at one point one of the security guards puts him in a headlock.

The fan is heard yelling to get off him, while others who witnessed the incident can be heard screaming for security to "let him go" and "there is no need for that".

The fan has filed a police report and Arlington police have confirmed they are actively investigating the situation as a possible Class A misdemeanor assault.

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