Firefighter Accused Of Punching Man At Game
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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - A Fort Worth firefighter is accused of punching a 78-year-old man in the face during an argument at a Texas Christian University spring football game last week.
The school's police arrested 42-year-old Shea O'Neill on Tuesday on a warrant, accusing him of injury to the elderly after he gave a statement to police about the incident. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram said that he was released from the Mansfield Jail on Wednesday morning on a $100,000 bail.
Fire Lt. Gregg Russell said that the O'Neill has been placed on detached duty while an administrative investigation is being conducted by the Fort Worth Fire Department's Office of Professional Standards.
The firefighter declined to comment to the newspaper and referred questions to his attorney.
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