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CASSOPOLIS — Charges have been filed against three individuals – including one minor – involved in an incident during a state playoff basketball game between Benton Harbor and Buchanan back in February, according to the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office.

Berrien County residents Devontae Jones, 28, and Vallen Johnson, 43, have been charged with assault and battery and disturbing the peace. The charges are 93 and 90-day misdemeanors respectively.

The Cass County District Court will set the above matters for arraignment at a future date.

One minor has also been charged with one misdemeanor count of assault and battery and one misdemeanor count of disturbing the peace. Since the juvenile resides outside Cass County, it is expected that the case will be transferred by the Cass County Juvenile Court to the appropriate Juvenile Court system for further processing and adjudication.

After the conclusion of the Benton Harbor-Buchanan district semi-final game, several objects were thrown toward a game official, including a basketball. 

The incident took place following the conclusion of a district semifinal game between Benton Harbor and Buchanan where several objects were thrown toward a game official, including a basketball.