A bizarre family dispute allegedly disrupted a regular season high school baseball game between rivals Collins and Shelby County earlier this year.
John Boel at WAVE3 News broke down the incredible (sad?) altercation that seemed to involved a dad and his two sons…one who is a player at Collins High School and the other being a teacher and coach at Shelby County High School.
Here is an excerpt (you may have to read it twice to let it all sink in) and the video version of the WAVE3 report:
“Next thing I know, I’ve been told I was on the field and I was jumping up and down celebrating with my son on home plate,” Carroll said. “I’m like ‘No, watch the video.’”
Next thing you know his son, Jonathan Carroll, the teacher and coach at Shelby County High, was going after him.
Photos were taken by Sentinel-News sports editor Derek Brightwell of the incident.
“Your own son charged you?” I asked.
“Yes he did,” Carroll said. “Very disheartening. Very heartbreaking. I don’t know what happened to him. I’ve never seen that part of him in my lifetime. He charges me. Umpire tries to get in his way. He shoves the home plate umpire two, three times, and the next thing I know, two deputy sheriffs go through the gate to try to corral him.”
Next thing you know, Carroll, the father, was being walked off the field by two deputies and thrown out.
And it wasn’t over.
“Jonathan’s mom, she grabs me by the back of the shirt, turns me around, sticks a finger in my face and says ‘If you had any decency, you would not cheer for one son over another,’” Carroll said.
Jonathan’s wife entered the fray.
“She threatened to kill me,” Carroll said. “Threatened to put a bullet between my eyes.”
Complete Article (trust me, you want to read this)
