Professional Baseball Player Charged with Felony Assault for Involvement in On-Field Brawl

A brawl which occurred during a minor league baseball game in Ohio last week resulted in criminal charges filed against Peoria Chiefs pitcher, Julio Castillo. In the midst of the 10-minute long, bench-clearing melee, video shows Castillo maliciously throwing a baseball, but does not record where the baseball landed. As it turns out, the baseball struck a spectator, who later required treatment at a local hospital, and resulted in criminal charges of felonious assault filed against Castillo.

Castillo was arrested following the fight and was arraigned, via video conference, from the county jail the following morning. The judge ordered Castillo to be held on $50,000 bond. Castillo was also ordered to surrender his passport; a preventative measure to keep Castillo, who is from the Dominican Republic, from fleeing. The charge is a result of “outlandish and inexcusable conduct by a professional baseball player” according to the local district attorney.

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