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Record exec pleads not guilty in mall fiasco
Quick ReadJames A. Roppo pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges after police said he failed to help control a crowd at Roosevelt Field mall during a planned Justin Bieber album signing.
Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | James A. Roppo, 44, leaves First District court in Hempstead, after his arraignment for his arrest in the crowd control incident at Roosevelt Field Mall involving too many teens showing up for the appearance of Justine Bieber. (November 21, 2009)
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A record company executive who police said failed to control a crowd of 3,000 at Roosevelt Field mall during a planned Justin Bieber album signing pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges Saturday.
Nassau police said James A. Roppo's failure to send out a Twitter message to disperse the hordes resulted in an officer and others receiving minor injuries.
Roppo, 44, of Hoboken, N.J.,...
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