Starkville Deputy Fired, Arrested After Brawl at Youth Baseball Game
The deputy and others were charged as investigators said a verbal dispute between a coach and umpire escalated into punches and drew children into the fight.
- On Sunday, Starkville police arrested Lt. Darrell Holley and umpire Jeff Akins following a brawl at Cornerstone Park, charging both men with misdemeanor fighting.
- A verbal argument between the coach and umpire escalated into a fistfight, investigators said, while video of the incident involving other adults and children was livestreamed.
- Sheriff Shank Phelps fired Holley effective Monday, with the OCSD confirming zero tolerance for such behavior on the baseball field.
- Grand Slam Tournament Director Mike Narmour announced he will ban everyone involved from all future Grand Slam Mississippi tournaments, stating "there's no place for this whatsoever in youth sports or adult sports."
- The Starkville Police Department continues to investigate the incident, as authorities noted the situation escalated when other adults and children joined the physical altercation.
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Deputy fired after brawl at youth baseball fields in Starkville
OKTIBBHEA COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A lieutenant deputy in Oktibbhea County, Mississippi, was arrested and fired after a fight broke out at a youth baseball game in Starkville over the weekend. The incident happened on May 3 at the baseball fields at Cornerstone Park. According to the Oktibbhea County Sheriff’s Department, one of their deputies, Lt. Darrell Holley, was arrested by the Starkville Police Department and terminated. “Regardless of the …
Mississippi sheriff’s deputy fired after vicious fight with umpire at youth baseball game goes viral
A Mississippi sheriff's deputy has been stripped of his badge and fired over a physical fight with an umpire that was captured on video during a weekend 14U baseball tournament in Starkville.
Sheriff’s deputy fired following fight with umpire at teen baseball game
A deputy for a sheriff’s office in Mississippi has been fired after he became involved in a physical fight with an umpire while coaching at a teen baseball game.The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department announced Lt. Darrell Holley, 44, had been fired effective Monday after his arrest Sunday. The umpire also was arrested, WAPT Channel 16 reports.
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