{
  "id": 9003554,
  "title": "Moviegoer using phone during film pepper-sprayed in LA, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/moviegoer-using-phone-during-film-pepper-sprayed-in-la-police-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T20:11:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/person-pepper-sprayed-phone-use-amc-movie-la"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California man charged with misdemeanor battery in Burbank over incident sending three patrons to hospital A 34-year-old man from California has been arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying a person at a movie theater who was using his cellphone during the film, according to authorities. Police arrested Matthew Ware on 15 September after purportedly pepper spraying a patron at the AMC Burbank 16…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}