Nicholas (l.) and Telemak Kamparosyan claim Shea guards beat them. The Mets' come-from-behind win over the Pirates on July 4, 2006, is long forgotten, but for two Queens brothers the game lives in infamy - and in court.
Nicholas Kamparosyan, 31, and his brother Telemak, 27, of Forest Hills, have filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court claiming they were beaten by Shea Stadium guards and then falsely arrested. But according to a host of misdemeanor charges pending in Queens Criminal Court, the Kamparosyans were seat-hopping to take photos from a better vantage point and became abusive when security guards ejected them in the third inning. The brothers' lawyers say the security guards' story is ridiculous because the Kamparosyans were sitting in IBM's corporate box in the second row behind the Mets' dugout - prime seats procured by Telemak Kamparosyan, a salesman for the computer company.
"They were sitting in the best seats in the house, minding their own business and they got the s--t knocked out of them," said lawyer Howard Greenberg, who is defending them in Criminal Court. The suit, which seeks unspecified charges, contends the brothers stood up to take photos of each other during "a lull" in the game. The criminal complaint, sworn out by guard Kevin Anderson, alleges they were given the heave-ho for "congregating in an area they were not authorized to be in.
" The Kamparosyans claim their tickets were seized by guards. "Because these goons [Shea security] are making up the story, they're messing up the story," Greenberg said, adding that his clients have refused plea deal offers and will go to trial to clear their names. The suit alleges the Kamparosyans were taken by guards to a tunnel area in the bowels of the stadium where they were beaten and choked.
"Take this beating like a man," an unidentified guard told Nicholas Kamparosyan, according to the suit. Also named as defendants are three NYPD cops who processed the arrests. Meanwhile, the brothers are banned from attending games.
"They love baseball and they still love the Mets," said their civil attorney, Katherine Rosenfeld. "We're very confident they'll be able to return to Shea Stadium.
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