North Carolina father arrested for allegedly tackling son’s high school wrestling opponent

A North Carolina man was arrested and charged with simple assault Saturday for an alleged incident at a high school wrestling match, according to the Kannapolis Police Department's incident report directory. 

Barry Lee Jones, the father of a high school athlete involved in the match, was processed at the Cabarrus County Jail and on a $1,000 bond. According to a Kannapolis Police Department news release obtained by several local media outlets, Jones rushed and tackled his son's high school opponent after his son was slammed to the ground on an illegal move. Neither student was identified by police. It was unclear if the student-athlete who was tackled was injured. 

Neither Southeast Guilford High, the school of the student allegedly attacked, nor Hickory Ridge High, Jones' son's school, returned a request for comment made by USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. Both schools were competing in a wrestling tournament on the day of the incident.

After the incident, Southeast Guilford's coaches declined to resume competition and took their team to the bus for safety precautions, according to The Winston-Salem Journal. 

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