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Mississippi sheriff's deputy fired after vicious fight with umpire at youth baseball game goes viral

New York Post·Fox News·28 days ago
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A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been stripped of his badge and fired over a physical fight with an umpire that was captured on video during a weekend 14U baseball tournament in Starkville . Sheriff Shank Phelps of the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office revealed to OutKick on Monday that Lt. Darrell Holley has been terminated over the incident. “He’s no longer employed,” Phelps said while noting that the video led to Holley’s firing. “It is my decision, yes,” Phelps added. When pressed on why Holley was immediately fired, Phelps wouldn’t elaborate on why the decision came so quickly. Holly and umpire Jeff Akins were both arrested and charged with fight not in self-defense for their roles,  according to the Starkville Police Department . The Dispatch reported that  Holley’s son can be seen on the video punching the umpire in the back of the head. Akins’ family reports that he needed medical care at a hospital due to the fight.…

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