Created: 3/26/2009 6:27:36 AM 
DALTON, GA (AP) -- Whitfield County authorities charged a Tunnel Hill man with assaulting his son's youth baseball coach. Sheriff's deputies arrested 36-year-old Jerry Leonard Morris on Friday. He was charged with battery and disorderly conduct for striking the assistant coach in the face at a practice session. According to a sheriff's office report, Morris was upset because the coach wouldn't allow his son to pitch. Assistant coach James McTaggart was treated and released. Morris posted a $1,500 bond and was released from jail.
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