Man charged after dressing up as security guard to sneak into Tennessee-Alabama game, police say

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  • An East Tennessee man is accused of dressing up as a security guard to get into the Tennessee game against Alabama.
  • He is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Oct. 30.

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  • Tennessee won their third-straight at home against Alabama, leading to thousands of fans storming the field after and a $500,000 fine from the SEC.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Morristown man has been charged after he allegedly dressed up as a security guard to sneak into Tennessee’s football game against Alabama on Saturday.

According to court records obtained by WVLT News, officers saw a man, later identified as 20-year-old Blake Bible, drinking a White Claw while wearing a uniform from Axis, the security company paid to work events at the University of Tennessee, near the G10 ramp on Phillip Fulmer Way just before 3:30 p.m.

Officers said the Axis supervisor confirmed that Bible did not work for Axis and that he stole a polo shirt and a hat to enter the game…

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