A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after police say he punched an umpire, who is a 63-year-old disabled veteran, during his son’s high school baseball game last month.
Credit: Osceola County Sheriff’s Office A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after he attacked a 63-year-old disabled veteran who served as an umpire in his son’s high school baseball game last month, police say.
Jorge Aponte-Gonzalez, 41, was arrested and charged with felony battery and disruption of a school function after the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said he punched umpire Ray Mora during a game at Liberty High School in Kissimmee, Fla., on April 18.
Jorge Aponte-Gonzalez, 41, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony battery and disruption of a school function for an incident at his son's baseball game last month. (Osceola County Jail) "One of the players started to verbally argue with the umpire, exchanging words.