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NEW YORK — Madison Square Garden has parted ways with one of its top security chiefs, just two days after a bizarre incident occurred involving several members of the arena’s security crew and former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley.
Knicks owner and executive chairman of the Madison Square Garden Company James Dolan confirmed that MSG split with former senior vice president for security Frank Benedetto on Friday during a rare media appearance.
Dolan linked Benedetto’s firing directly to the handling of the Oakley incident, which saw the 53-year-old fan favorite get into a physical altercation with at least two security officials before getting arrested and charged with three counts of assault on Wednesday night.