Posted on 10/03/2022 7:46:05 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man was arrested Thursday and charged with child cruelty after allegedly running onto a little league football field, placing a helmet on his head and striking a child last week.
David Alan Taylor, 41, was charged with disorderly conduct and cruelty towards a child.
According to the arrest report, a deputy was at the football field observing little league football practice when he saw several coaches arguing with a male on the football field, who was a parent of a player. The deputy said Taylor was yelling, cursing and approaching the coaching staff in an aggressive manner.
The report said on Sept. 20, the nine-year-old football players were doing a one-on-one tackling scrimmage when one child was matched up with the victim. During the tackling scrimmage, the victim overpowered the other child and the child started crying. Taylor allegedly immediately ran out to the football field and was angry due to the child crying.
Taylor then got the child’s helmet, placed it on his head and then got in a kneeling stance in front of the victim, according to the arrest report. Allegedly, Taylor then ran and struck the victim in the chest area with the football helmet on his head. Taylor then grabbed the victim by his arms and pushed him several feet and then placed the victim on his back on the ground in an aggressive manner, according to the arrest report. At that point, the deputy said the coaches intervened and Taylor began to argue with them.
The location of the incident was redacted in the arrest report. Taylor was booked into Escambia County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
Sad.
Next, require badges to distinguish between “adult” and “child” at the games.
Can’t tell by the maturity level alone.
I hate to do the usual joke about ‘Florida Man’, after all they’ve been through lately...
A hurricane isn’t going to stop “Florida Man” from being “Florida Man.”
Well, he gives the typical “Florida Man” a bad name, and he won’t be popular in jail, considering he assaulted a child.
maybe he identifies as a child!
trans kids are kids!
*rolls eyes*
And, like the other reply said, a hurricane does not stop Florida Man. He is always active, always making mischief, always sometimes being unintentionally hysterical.
Maybe it will dilute whatever has been in the water.
“Man runs onto little league football field, puts on helmet, hits child: ECSO reports”
I don’t see a problem with putting on a helmet before joining the game.
So he identified as a nine year old boy and dominated in his chosen sport. How is that any different than the college boy pretending to be a girl and dominating in her chosen sport? Bueller? Bueller?
It’s a wonder the helmet fit his melon, he looks like Zippy the Pinhead.
Tie him up and use him for a tacklling dummy.
How embarrassing for his kid.
Where were the coaches when all this was taking place?
They eventually intervened, but not before this one did his damage. The victims’ parents may want to press charges for assault. This man is probably not allowed on the playing field anymore.
He, certainly, looks the part.
Right out of central casting.
Post Ian Syndrome?
Look at that mental giant, he could be Fettermans long lost brother.
I eschew all things sports on the pro, college and high school level. Now to include even into grammar school.
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