BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (TND) — There was an unusual situation after a high school football game when the band director for one of the schools was taken from the field to jail.
Johnny Mims, from Minor High School outside Birmingham, Ala., was arrested at Jackson-Olin High School on Thursday night.
Birmingham police said officers were clearing out the stadium after the game when they noticed both school bands were still playing music.
The bands were asked to stop performing so students and other ticketholders would leave the stadium.
Authorities said Jackson-Olin's band stopped performing, but Minor's did not comply.
Minor High School band director Johnny Mims was arrested after police claim he refused to stop his band from playing after Thursday's football game ended. (Birmingham City Jail)
Then, during an interaction while trying to get Mims to stop his band's performance, police said the decision was made to place him in custody for disorderly conduct.
Police said when officers tried to take Mims into custody, a physical altercation began between Mims, Birmingham City Schools System Security personnel, and police officers.
During the incident, police said Mims refused officers' commands to place his hands behind his back, and the arresting officer claimed Mims pushed him.
Finally, police said that arresting officer subdued the band director with a Taser, which ended the confrontation.
Paramedics treated Mims at the stadium and then got him checked out at a hospital, which police said is protocol.
Then, from the hospital, officers took the band director to jail where he was booked and then released on bond.
