Police in New York announced the arrest of a WBNA fan who allegedly threw a sex toy toward the court during a game last month and hit a 12-year-old girl.

The New York City Police Department reported Charles Burgess, 32, of Dayton, Ohio, was booked into jail Aug. 20 on two counts of assault in connection with the attack.

According to information released to USA TODAY on Aug. 21, police had been searching for the assault suspect since Aug. 5, when the incident took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

No major injuries were reported by the NYPD.

The agency reported the girl suffered pain in her leg after being hit by the object but was not hospitalized, police said.

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