A Washington father was charged with assault after he allegedly shoved an aged referee at his son’s eighth grade basketball sport, breaking his nostril.
Mark McLaughlin, 31, stormed the courtroom at Kenmore Center Faculty on Dec. 16 when he disagreed with a name. He slammed the 72-year-old ref from behind, breaking his nostril and cheekbone when he hit the hardwood ground face-first, in line with the Seattle Occasions.
He turned himself into authorities the subsequent day, and pleaded not responsible to the second-degree assault cost on Jan. 3, the King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned.
McLaughlin, who's 6’6” and 215 kilos, is a former standout basketball participant at Central Washington College, the place he averaged 22.4 factors per sport within the 2012-2013 common season, the Occasions reported. He attended 9 completely different faculties in six years, together with Seattle College and the College of Washington.
He solely spent 4 months at UW and left the crew after an on-court altercation with a teammate led to punches being thrown, sources advised the Occasions.
The assault was caught on digicam by spectators and rapidly unfold throughout social media.
“The defendant is 6’6 and 215 lbs and was possible capable of generate a big quantity of drive,” Senior Deputy Prosecutor Brynn Jacobson wrote in charging papers, obtained by the Seattle Occasions. “The defendant is clearly unable to maintain his mood beneath management, even in a room full of youngsters and oldsters at a college basketball sport.”
The ref’s nostril bled for 90 minutes as he was handled within the college’s locker room, in line with paperwork.
Witnesses mentioned McLaughlin’s son deliberately fouled an opposing participant which led to an on-court skirmish. A special referee broke up the gamers, knocking McLaughlin’s son down within the course of. The ref then helped him to his ft.
McLaughlin yelled “Nobody touches my son!” as he charged onto the courtroom and shoved the referee from behind. He then left together with his son earlier than police arrived.
The ref was transported to the UW Northwest Medical Heart for remedy.
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