Take Me Out to the Courthouse · Foul Territory
The Base Coach Ambush
People v. William Ligue Jr. (2003)
Charge: Aggravated battery (two counts) - running onto the field and attacking a visiting team's coachCourt: Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisDocket: Foul Territory
Was the father criminally responsible for aggravated battery on the coach?
The facts
During a night game in Chicago in September 2002, a spectator in his thirties and his son jumped out of the stands and ran onto the field. They charged the visiting team's veteran first-base coach from behind and began punching him. Players from both teams rushed in and pinned the attackers until security arrived. The coach was left with cuts and some hearing loss in one ear. The father was charged with felony aggravated battery.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: People v. William Ligue Jr., Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, guilty plea and sentence 2003 (no reported opinion)
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