Leigh Griffiths: Dundee striker charged by police over flare kick

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Police Scotland has charged Leigh Griffiths, a Dundee striker, with "culpable" and reckless conduct following the incident when he kicked a flare into a crowd of supporters.

It happened during his team's League Cup quarterfinal loss to St Johnstone on Wednesday.

After arriving at training, the on-loan Celtic striker apologized and was charged Friday morning.

On Saturday, Rangers host Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.

Police Scotland announced Friday that a man aged 31 was charged with reckless and culpable conduct in connection to an incident at Dens Park Dundee, Wednesday 22 September. The Procurator Fiscal will receive a report.

Griffiths described the incident as "regrettable" and stated that he intended to remove the pitch from it. I apologize for any distress caused due to this action.

The former forward for Scotland returned to Dundee late last month on loan from Celtic, after originally playing for the Tayside club in 2009 and 2011.