Indian River baseball coach accused of violating court order while attending softball tournament

Source: http://ift.tt/10CNGsa --- Tuesday, October 10, 2017
pWATERTOWN — State police have charged Indian River Baseball coach Lloyd K. Smith with violating a court order when he attended the same event as a player he allegedly placed in a chokehold earlier this year./ppState police spokesman Jack Keller said Mr. Smith and the boy were both at a Sept. 9 softball tournament held in honor of slain Trooper Joel R. Davis. Trooper Keller said the boy left, feeling intimidated by Mr. Smith’s presence./ppCharges were filed after the boy’s mother consulted with state police and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office./ppMr. Smith, 46, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt at 8:10 p.m. Monday at the state police barracks in Pamelia. He was later released with an appearance ticket for Philadelphia Town Court./ppMr. Smith’s defense attorney, Anthony M. Neddo, told the Times on Tuesday afternoon that he had not seen paperwork about the charge, and could not comment on it./ppMr. Smith a href="http://ift.tt/2gtidFqBaseball-coach-accused-of-chokehold-of-player-20170914"is currently charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child in connection/a to an alleged chokehold of the boy prior to a Baseball practice on April 7./ppTroopers said Mr. Smith found two players wrestling in the locker room, and offered to show one of the players how to properly perform the chokehold move./ppAs he performed the mo ...

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