Youth Baseball Coach Argues With Umpire, Threatens Parent With Gun

(WSCR) Surprise, surprise. This happened in Pennsylvania.

According to a report, a little league coach's argument with an umpire escalated into the coach nearly hitting a parent with his pickup truck and later threatening said parent with a handgun.

John Zahradnik, a head coach in the Valley View Babe Ruth League in Scranton, Pa.,  began arguing with an umpire during a baseball game last Friday. As the argument escalated, Zahradnik then began shouting at a woman in the crowd.

At that point, Jose Irizarry, a witness at the scene, got between Zahradnik and the unidentified woman, according to the criminal complaint filed. Irizarry then gathered his belongings and attempted to leave the baseball facilities.

Zahradnik proceeded to get in his truck and nearly run over Irzarry. After the near miss, Zahradnik got out of his truck, threw Irizarry to the ground and began punching him before returning to his truck to pull out a handgun.

The 39-year-old coach was later arrested on charges of recklessly endangering another person and harassment, according to court records.