The incident happened in Rome last weekend.
An Irish rugby fan who was in Rome last weekend for Ireland’s Six Nations game with Italy was arrested after allegedly attempting to take a gun from a member of the military.
A post on Rome Police Facebook page explains what happened.
According to the report, the man was out with a group of Irish people on Friday night when they walked by a number of soldiers close to the Spanish embassy in the city.
The men started to sing at the soldiers and one of them reportedly began to mock the soldiers, before getting involved in a scuffle and trying to grab a machine gun.
The Irishman was brought to police headquarters to be identified and then to nearby San Giovanni hospital for a health check. He spent the night in the prison and appeared before a local magistrate court on Saturday.
The Irish Sun report that the fan must return to court in Italy in June.
Main image via Facebook/PoliziaRomaCapitale
*This article first appeared over on JOE.ie
