JMU Springfest turns into riot, dozens of arrests made

Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at 5:54 pm

A block party at Harrisonburg, Virginias James Madison University became violent yesterday afternoon, and the civil disturbance unit was called in after officers had difficulty containing unruly college students in the giant crowd. Police say partygoers at JMUs Springfest 2010 became unruly and aggressive when authorities attempted to disperse the crowd: They started getting beer bottles …