A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office homicide detective was arrested Tuesday morning after the sheriff said he hit a referee at a children’s soccer game.
Sgt. Michael Russell is facing a charge of battery on a sports official, which is a third-degree felony, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said.Waters said the JSO Integrity Unit began investigating Russell this weekend “when the agency was notified of a potential criminal allegation.”
A fight broke out during the game among the players on the teams and the referees were trying to break the fight up.The fight also “led to several parents coming onto the field,” the arrest report said. Russell walked on to the field and struck one of the referees in the face, knocking the whistle out of his mouth, Waters said.The victim did not know Russell personally, but was given his name by the team manager, the arrest report said.
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