Caught on video: Coach body-slams man at high school football game in Anaheim

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- Video shows a 20-year-old man being body-slammed by a coach at a high school football game in Orange County.

The video, taken by a parent in the stands, shows the man sprinting across the Glover Stadium field at a game between Kennedy High School in La Palma and Katella High School. The man gets chased down and body-slammed by a coach from the opposing team.
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The man was holding a sign with explicit language on it, but wasn't threatening anyone when the coach took him down.

It doesn't appear that the man was injured or that the coach was disciplined.
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Anaheim police says the man was released after he was warned. His name was not released, but police say he's never been a student at either school.

APD says the department will follow up with the Anaheim City Attorney's Office, which will determine if charges are applicable in the case.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story referred to the person who was slammed as a student. The person has since been identified as a 20-year-old man.

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