Softball Coach Faces Assault Charges After Allegedly ‘Body Slamming’ Grandmother at Game

Softball Coach Faces Assault Charges After Allegedly ‘Body Slamming’ Grandmother at Game
Undated photo of James Schmidt. Harris County Sheriff's Office
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A Texas softball coach has been fired and charged with assault after footage emerged allegedly showing him charging toward a grandmother at a game and attacking her.

James Schmidt faces assault charges, KHOU reported, after allegedly slamming 59-year-old Donna Edwards to the ground as she was recording someone at the softball game being abusive and flicking people off.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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