When Thug Culture & Travel Ball Culture Combine, Violence Ensues

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SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- A youth softball game in Sugar Land turned violent Saturday, leaving one father hospitalized with serious injuries, a grandfather injured and two parents facing criminal charges, according to police and court records.

The altercation occurred during a game involving two 12-year-old select softball teams at Imperial Park.

According to charging documents, Kiarious Marshun Hall and his wife Jazmine Hall were both at their daughter's game when the dispute began. Their team was Illusions Gold 2033.

Investigators said the dispute began over Hall's behavior during opposing team at-bats. Hall told officers another man from Timbergrove Thunder approached him and said he "couldn't cheer before the players pitched the ball."

Witness video reviewed by investigators allegedly showed Hall striking another father in the face with a metal water bottle, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious.

Court records state Hall then swung the bottle at a second man before the confrontation became a physical fight.

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Video from the scene also allegedly showed Jazmine Hall running into the altercation and pushing Greaser before both fell into nearby bushes. Bystanders eventually separated those involved, according to court records.

"We're saying 'Hey, why are you getting loud?' It's bad sportsmanship to do it right as the pitch comes up when our girls are batting, and that's all it took. He just flipped and said, I can do whatever I want, I can say whatever I want. And you can't stop me,'" Greaser said.

Investigators said Hall claimed the men had "elbowed and poked his chest" and that he acted in self-defense. Court documents state the video reviewed by officers did not show those actions.

The father who was allegedly struck with the water bottle was transported to St. Luke's Hospital. Attorney Steve Shellist, who represents the injured man, said his client remains hospitalized with a broken jaw, a fractured skull and three brain bleeds.

Greaser's chin required seven stitches, he sustained extensive scrapes during the confrontation, and had a broken hip.

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Following the incident, Sugar Land police arrested both Kiarious Hall and Jazmine Hall. Court records show Kiarious Hall was charged with assault causing bodily injury, and both were booked into the Fort Bend County Jail.

By Monday, Jazmine Hall had resigned from her position as assistant principal at Lamar Junior High School.

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