PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A parent body-slammed a high school referee after he ordered the man's wife out of the gym for allegedly yelling obscenities during a basketball game.

The referee, Ronald Bell, 57, was treated at a hospital for a concussion and released after the attack Friday night. Peter J. Dukovich, 47, was charged with simple assault, assault on a sports official and disorderly conduct. His wife, RaeLynn, who claimed the ref was making bad calls, was cited for disorderly conduct.

After Bell asked security to escort the woman out of the gym, "her husband came down onto the court, picked up the official, threw him on the ground with his back striking first and then his head hit the floor," West Deer Township police Chief Jon Lape said.

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WTF!!

Thats what i call true Rednecks

HAHAHAHA! its so funny because i live in that area!!

deer is more east than us i believe.

Can you say Anger Managment?

Happens lots at hockey games. Cept not body slams fist fights and shit. When I was playing 10-11 hockey the whole bench cleared and we brawled. There was like a 16 year old ref that my friend beat up.

And several ocasions I've heard of ref's getting physically assaultaed by not only players but coaches.

Parents often fought other coaches or other teams parents.

good times

thats nothing, you should see some of the riots caused by outcomes of FIFA world cup games

Wait, assault on a sports official is a crime in itself?

I was surprised by that as well. But I guess it's because of type of job that it is. Kind of like assault on a police officer. Certain values attached to it.

Why is it that everyone that deserves to get hit, there are major laws against hitting them. Judges, Cops, Referees, etc.

Refs suck. They give me red cards. Some are like weiners too.