Police investigate after man allegedly urinates on family at Morgan Wallen concert in Baltimore

After missing out on several chances before to see country singer Morgan Wallen, Troy Grevelding and his wife, who live in upstate New York, and family members in North Carolina settled on Baltimore as the perfect middle spot to catch the country singer’s “Still the Problem” tour.

But Grevelding said the July 18th show at M&T Bank Stadium was anything but a special summer evening after a man urinated on his family, including his 8-year-old niece, at the concert.

After Grevelding helped usher the man from the section where his family was sitting and to the attention of police officers, he expected more of a response. When he didn’t get it, he took to social media to describe the events and voice his frustration that the man wasn’t arrested, prompting a flurry of news coverage.

“Nobody said a word to me until this got public,” Grevelding said in a phone interview Tuesday.

Clinton Kelly, a spokesperson for the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, said the agency is aware of the incident and has an active and open criminal investigation.

July 18 was Grevelding’s first time in Baltimore and at M&T Bank Stadium.

He and five other relatives, including his 11- and 8-year-old nieces, were sitting in Section 140, Row 22, seats 4-9. Initially, he thought the guy behind him spilled a beer. Then, his wife said that liquid was rushing down her leg, prompting Grevelding turn around to see.

“His pants were dropped, his genitalia was fully exposed, and he was literally just relieving himself on myself, my wife and on my niece,” Grevelding said. “If he would have walked down the three steps and turned into the concourse, the men’s room was right there at our freaking location.”

Grevelding said he pushed, grabbed, yelled and cussed at the man. Grevelding said that as he was trying to get the guy out of their section, the man urinated on the audience members to the left of him.

“My goal was just to get him out of the sight of my niece, my wife and out of the sight of the people,” he said. “When they [police] told me they were just going to let him walk away, I lost it.”

Grevelding took to Facebook live to show his interaction with police, his family and other concertgoers. Police in the video said they were talking to other people in the Section 140 who said they didn’t actually witness what happened.

An officer in the video said they would get the man’s name and information for Grevelding to file charges with the court commissioner. Grevelding said he was angered by what he felt was the officers’ inaction and the stadium staff’s lack of accommodations.

“Not one staff member in that building asked if my niece was OK. They never asked if my niece needed anything. They never offered to help try to, like, clean her up. … They never even offered if we wanted new seats,” Grevelding said.

Grevelding said he recently spoke with the president of M&T Bank Stadium.

Rachelina Bonacci, a spokesperson for the Maryland Stadium Authority, said they are aware of the video circulating online, but she referred questions to the MDTA Police.

MDTA Police did not share if anyone was detained, only that the matter was under investigation.

Emily Witty, a spokesperson for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s office, said it is coordinating with MDTA Police on the investigation.

Grevelding said he’s been speaking with an MDTA police detective about the incident. He is also exploring his legal options. His biggest concern, though, remains his niece.

“This is not something to walk under a bridge. You could have just mentally destroyed this kid for the rest of her life,” he said. “If it was just me and my wife, I probably wouldn’t make a big deal about this.”

Grevelding said he believes police should have arrested the man.

But Andrew Alperstein, the president of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association, said that would not have been possible since the actions in this incident — public urination, second-degree assault and indecent exposure — are all misdemeanors.

“If it’s a misdemeanor that occurs outside of their presence, they can write a police report and go to the court and apply for charges, or file a police report and direct the victim to apply for charges at the court commissioner’s office,” Alperstein said. “At a minimum, they should take a report, get identity information and give that to the victim so they can file charges.”