Hear what happend at Mountain View Jam??

FunkyPhreshMama · May 22, 2004

(This entire post is a cut and paste job, thought you guys should read it)

Mountain View Jam Cancelled on Sunday Following Dosing Incident

This past weekend in Elon, NC the Mountain View Jam was disrupted by an individual who it is believed to have dosed some fellow concertgers with an unknown substance. The festival prmoters have released the following statment which we offer in its entirety:

There are quite a few different stories floating around and lots of contradictions within them. Hopefully this will clear up some of the confusion surrounding the events on Saturday afternoon.

Regarding the police being on site Saturday, we received word that the local task force was planning on coming into the site sometime Saturday late afternoon/evening. The word was spread to encourage discretion by everyone and to be wary of being approached by someone they didn’t know personally. They never did enter the property or show up at the front gate.

We cannot go into full detail regarding all the information we have as it may compromise the current investigation. What we can do is clear up some of the rumors and stories.

Around 4pm Saturday, we received word that someone had been spotted by our security spraying an unknown substance into someone’s face, when they approached, he bolted and they were tracking him in the woods. At that time there were already 2 people in first aid and security was on alert. At the same time, a woman showed up at the front gate was frantic to find her kids for a family emergency. We believe he called this woman from a cell phone and was trying to set up a pick up. The girl in the halter top in the first photograph, that is circulating on the boards, was traveling with him and was picked up by the woman. We do have information on her and the boy who is now believed to be 25 years old and are pursuing a prosecution with the appropriate authorities.

Approximately 10-12 people were affected and severely ill. Noone went to the hospital. For some of the people affected it was voluntary, but about ½ were not. When they refused him, he became aggressive and sprayed them anyhow. The story about him grabbing the girls face is true, she was afraid to say anything and evidently no one else saw it or has yet to come forward. He had a Saturday pass only and was not on the grounds Friday night. The true nature of the substance is still not known, we do have an idea of what it was but it has not been confirmed.

He was not taken into custody by our staff or local authorities and because he was not apprehended, the following things happened. As promoters if we cannot ensure the safety of attendees we have to take certain measures to control the situation. The front gate was sealed at 4pm. The music was postponed for two reasons, one: to disburse any crowded areas to keep him from reentering the site and potentially blending into a crowd and hurting anyone else and two: we needed a local authority to approve our continuing the event. The County Sheriff was contacted and he came to file an official report only. He had received no complaints about the festival and had we not had this situation arise he would never have been there. (Evidently the warning about the task force was bogus.) The Sheriff and the landowner did give the okay to finish out the night but that was it.

Since the kid was not apprehended during the night, we had to cancel Sunday’s lineup as we still could not ensure everyone’s safety. We know this was disappointing to everyone in attendance, believe us when we say that if it could have been avoided it would have. We were looking forward to Sunday’s lineup as much as everyone else. Our main concern was and still is for everyone to have a safe and enjoyable time.
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drumminmama · May 22, 2004

And this, children, is why we do not dose people without permission.

one of my mail groups has mentioned that it was AMT. Bleh. Gross trip.

Tye Dye Jim · May 22, 2004

They did catch him in Athens, Ga. on Tuesday at a Perpetual Groove show. I passed a photo of them on to the Smilefest staff, so if either one of them shows up, they won't be admitted ticket or no ticket.

drumminmama · May 23, 2004

wookie wanted posters! I love it!

Could you email me a copy of the pic? I work at several fests over the summer and I don't want this kind of shitte happening. Controlled dosing, I always say!

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