Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1854

Published July 11, 2012, 02:41 PM

Basketball coach accused of assaulting player

Wisconsin News
A youth basketball coach from Hartford is arrested in Indiana, accused of punching a 17-year-old player. Fred Freeman, 47, faces a battery charges in suburban Indianapolis.

A youth basketball coach from Hartford is arrested in Indiana, accused of punching a 17-year-old player. Fred Freeman, 47, faces a battery charges in suburban Indianapolis.

Witnesses say he verbally abused the girl after their team lost a game, then hit her in the face, threw her to the ground, got on top of her and put his hands around her throat. Freeman was arrested last night.

The girl reportedly suffered scrapes and scratches to her arms and legs.

Tags:

More from around the web