A 40-year-old Staten Island man has been arrested for allegedly punching an umpire at a Little League baseball sport in New Jersey earlier this month, leaving the 72-year-old bleeding from the face, prosecutors stated Tuesday.
Jerry Otero surrendered earlier in the day on the Branchburg Township Police Division to face prices together with aggravated assault and assault at a youth sports activities occasion in reference to the June 4 fracas at White Oak Park round 8 p.m.
In response to prosecutors, the bloodied ump informed cops he ejected one of many coaches — Otero — from the sport for utilizing foul language. He stated Otero then punched him. The umpire ended up struggling a fractured jaw and a concussion in the assault.
Otero had left the scene by the point authorities arrived, officers stated. He was being lodged in the Somerset County Jail after his give up Tuesday pending a detention listening to. Legal professional data for Otero wasn’t instantly accessible.
Anybody with data is requested to contact the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477).