North Carolina father arrested after allegedly tackling son’s HS wrestling opponent: report
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A father in North Carolina was arrested Saturday after police say he tackled a high school wrestler who has just slammed his son to the ground during a tournament.
Barry Lee Jones, who was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, allegedly tackled a student-athlete from Southeast Guilford High School, which is in Greensboro, Fox 8 reported. His son attends Hickory Ridge High School. Neither student were identified.
A video sent to WFMY News 2 claims to show the incident unfold. The video reportedly shows two students wrestling when the student from Southeast Guilford slams his opponent to the mat.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One self-described witness told the Independent Tribune that the father was prompted to respond due to the move that is known as a "suplex."
Fox 8 reported that the mat's expert motioned that he was going to call the move illegal. But that was when the student-athlete was tackled by someone charging from the audience who police identified as Jones.
The Southeast Guilford athlete was not injured, according to reports.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sharon Contreras, the superintendent of Schools for Guilford County, told Fox 8 that the situation was “very unfortunate.”
"I want to say that the parents from that high school wrote us a lovely letter saying they were equally appalled. It's not who they are as a community,” she said. And I certainly apologize to the students at both high schools who experienced that, particularly the student who was attacked."