Youth basketball dad charged with assault after shoving referee in game
Over the past one month, there have been numerous chaotic incidents at youth basketball level. Be it with players shoving each other, to ex player’s daughter sucker punching, to the latest video of a dad running in from the stands to shove a referee mid game. With the tempers rising high, it seems like authorities need to take in much-more serious steps in order to prevent such actions.
As revealed by TMZ Sports, 31-years-old Mark McLaughlin has been charged with one count of assault in the second degree after a video of him went viral wherein he violently knocked over a referee in a December 16 game, causing major injuries to the 72-years-old referee. So what triggered McLaughlin to charge upon the referee in such a manner? Watch the video below-
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Mark McLaughlin shoves referee at youth basketball level
A dad in Washington state who's 6'6" and over 200 pounds assaults a 72-year-old referee at a middle school basketball game pic.twitter.com/61bH6LfxUV
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) January 5, 2022Video of the alleged incident, filmed by a fan in the stands, showed how the scene played out and to say the least, it is disturbing. The footage allegedly shows McLaughlin, who prosecutors say is 6 feet 6, 215 pounds, racing in from the bleachers and walloping one of the refs.
In the video, you can see the ref hit the floor hard and needed help getting up while the suspect stormed out of the venue. In the documents submitted in court officials say it took nearly an hour and a half for the ref’s face to stop bleeding and say he was ultimately diagnosed with a broken nose and a broken cheekbone after he was checked out at the hospital.
Take a look at how fans reacted upon the same-
Y’all don’t see the ref pushing the kid in the back?
— BRLN (@br4Lon) January 5, 2022I bet that was his son that the other ref appears to push down. Smh
— Hey hey✌🏽 (@At_gamechanger) January 6, 2022That being said, Mark McLaughlin was booked into prison on December 17 and posted bail on December 18, 2021 as per the information provided by the prosecutors. After which he pled guilty of the charge on the next working morning. To those who are not aware, McLaughlin can be face 10 years in jail, if convicted.
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