A 22-year-old Florida man who allegedly punched a little league umpire in the face has been arrested on one count of felony battery of a sports official, police say.
He allegedly responded by screaming at the victim that he would"kick his ass." Ramos then punched the umpire in the face, resulting in a broken tooth and cut lip, police said. The victim was treated for injuries at the scene by firstRamos bailed out of jail after posting $1,000 bond. In a brief statement on the case, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd blasted the suspect's alleged actions after the game.
"Assaulting a little league official while he's officiating at a game where children are supposed to be having fun, and learning sportsmanlike behavior; not only was he arrested, he's also been trespassed from the ballpark," Judd said, describing the behavior as"completely inexcusable." Prior to the altercation, the suspect had been watching his nephew play in one of the Friday games at the ballpark,The paper obtained a recording of a call to police made by a female witness, who told dispatch the victim was bleeding profusely. The audio was published by the"A parent just got into an altercation and punched one of our umpires," the woman can be heard saying in the recording."We were trying to get him to leave the park, and he wouldn't leave the umpire alone.
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