Halfmoon

A large fight that grew from an out-of-control private party at Spare Time Lanes bowling alley late Saturday night resulted in the arrest of two people and another being ticketed.

The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a 911 call about midnight Saturday reporting a disturbance at the bowling alley, located at 1668 Route 9.

The manager told deputies that a crowd had become large and unruly as a result of a private event that was taking place there. Deputies said they arrived to find about 800 people inside the bowling alley. When patrols were on scene numerous fights began to break out and patrons began damaging property, the sheriff's office said, resulting in other outside police agencies being called.

The crowd was eventually dispersed, and three people face charges — one person from Albany, and two from New York City. The bowling alley was open Sunday, but an employee there said no one from the business would comment on the incident.

Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo said Sunday the party was related to a rap event. The famous rap and hip-hop star Ja Rule was playing a concert at the Upstate Concert Hall also in Clifton Park Saturday night, but Zurlo said he did not know if the two events were related.

Kulsum H. Larry, 20, of Albany was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest; Lamine Diakite, 18, of New York City, was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest, fourth-degree attempted grand larceny, and fourth-degree attempted possession of a weapon; and a 21-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with a violation and given an appearance ticket.

Larry and Diakite were both arraigned in Halfmoon Town Court and sent to the Saratoga County Jail on $500 cash bail.

The sheriff's office was assisted by the following agencies: New York State Police, Waterford, Mechanicville, Saratoga Springs, Colonie, Troy, Watervliet, Cohoes, Schenectady, Glenville, Scotia, Niskayuna, Green Island, Rotterdam, and Albany County Sheriff's Office.

The incident remains under investigation and additional charges may be filed.

Staff writer Wendy Liberatore contributed lstanforth@timesunion.com • 518-454-5697