Police: Madonna’s brother needed stitches to his head after resisting arrest in Michigan

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This photo provided by the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department in Traverse City, Mich., shows Anthony Ciccone, 56, brother of singer Madonna, who was arrested Sunday, April 21, 2013, on charges of resisting arrest on a trespassing warrant when he refused to leave the bathroom at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center. Police say an officer tried to arrest Ciccone on an outstanding warrant for trespass. He confronted the officer, who brought him to the ground. Ciccone\'s face hit the floor and he required stitches. (AP Photo/Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department)

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Authorities say pop star Madonna’s brother needed nine stiches to his forehead after he resisted arrest in a public bathroom in northern Michigan.

The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports police were called Sunday night when 56-year-old Anthony Ciccone refused to leave the bathroom at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center.

Police say an officer tried to arrest Ciccone on an outstanding warrant for trespass. He confronted the officer, who brought him to the ground. Ciccone’s face hit the floor and he required stitches.

Police say Ciccone’s blood-alcohol level was 0.40 per cent. Under Michigan law, 0.08 per cent is drunk.

No attorney is listed for Ciccone, who was arraigned on the warrant and jailed.

Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, declined to comment. Madonna is a Michigan native.

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