Lt. Darrell Holley fired after on-field fight with baseball umpire
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Updated · Fox News · May 4
Lt. Darrell Holley fired after on-field fight with baseball umpire
7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 4
Oktibbeha County Sheriff Shank Phelps said Holley was terminated after the videoed altercation at a weekend 14U tournament in Starkville, Mississippi.
Holley and umpire Jeff Akins were arrested and charged with fighting not in self-defense; Akins' family said he needed hospital treatment, and Holley's son was reported on video striking him.
Grand Slam Mississippi condemned the violence, banned Holley from future events and said youth baseball must remain safe, amid wider scrutiny after a separate umpire confrontation at an Oklahoma 11U tournament.
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