Parent attacks referee after metric football game
Sunday, October 30th, 2005 • Filed under Other
Soccer dad Martin Smith stands accused of sucker punching a referee from his kid’s soccer match. Jeffrey Rousseau, the ref who was attacked, suffered a dislocated jaw and says he never saw the attack coming.
History appears to show that Martin Smith seems to have trouble controlling his temper.
In August, Smith, 41, pleaded innocent to charges he tried to run down a woman with his car following an argument at a gas station, Police Sgt. John Delaney said. He is due back in court for a hearing on that charge next month.Witnesses told police that Smith shouted threats at the referees during Wednesday’s soccer match between Central and Westfield High School. They said he was upset because a yellow card warning was issued to one of his sons, although Delaney said the other referee made the call.
The victim, Rousseau, who is also an off-duty cop wasn’t even the right referee.