An employee who worked as a ticket scanner at AT&T Stadium in Arlington was arrested after admitting to taking cash from multiple fans and letting them enter the stadium without paying during the Dallas Cowboys versus Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday evening.
According to the Arlington Police Department, 19-year-old Diego Soto is charged with commercial bribery, a state jail felony.
Authorities said on Sunday, Dec. 10, an Economic Crimes detective of the police department was made aware that a contracted ticketing employee had allowed a group of individuals to enter a gate without game tickets in exchange for money.
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When officers approached Soto and questioned him, they said he admitted to accepting the cash. Soto was arrested and taken into custody.
Soto's parents told NBC 5 that he played baseball for Arlington Baptist University and was working at the stadium through the school to help pay down student debt. His parents also added that Soto has no criminal history and disputes the allegations.
It is unclear how much Soto was paid to permit fans to enter the stadium.
Arlington police said fans being let in without tickets isn't a pervasive problem, but this isn't the first time it's happened.
"In those multiple incidents, those investigations led to criminal charges being filed," police said in an email.
