Durham Police – High School-Aged Football Coach Arrested for Assault Cause Bodily Harm
Investigators have arrested a 45-year-old male after it’s alleged that he assaulted a player in Pickering on Saturday evening.
On Saturday, June 22, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of West Division responded to a large disturbance at Liverpool Road in Pickering. After a football game ended between the Mississauga Warriors and the Durham Dolphins, an altercation took place as the teams were shaking hands. Several players were involved in a physical altercation and during the incident a 16-year-old male from Pickering was assaulted by one of the coaches of the Mississauga team. The teen was taken to a Toronto-area hospital with a head injury and later released.
Nicholas PELEHATY, age 45, of Cambourne Crescent in Mississauga is charged with: Assault Cause Bodily Harm. He was released on a Promise to Appear.
Investigators are looking for people who witnessed the incident or anyone who may have captured the event on video to come forward.
Anyone with new information is asked to contact D/Cst. Gordon or D/Cst Mackinnon of West Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2542/2529.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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