Welcome to Arrest Stories. A former NFL veteran faces multiple charges after a heated confrontation with his son's football coach escalated into a physical altercation in a school parking lot. Here's what may have happened.
Forty-five-year-old Chris Massey, a Kanawha County native and former professional football player, was arrested following a dramatic incident at Winfield Middle School. The confrontation began when Massey's son became emotional and started crying during football practice, prompting the father to become increasingly disruptive.
According to police reports, the situation quickly spiraled out of control in the school's parking lot. Officer Lewis, responding to the disturbance, attempted to de-escalate the tense situation. However, Massey reportedly became more aggressive as tensions mounted between him and the coaching staff.
The confrontation reached its peak when Massey went nose to nose with Officer Lewis in a direct challenge to authority. Recognizing the escalating threat, Lewis retreated to his parked patrol cruiser to retrieve handcuffs and pepper spray to manage the volatile situation.
In a defiant act that would later contribute to his charges, Massey allegedly smacked the handcuffs from the officer's hands, sending them clattering to the ground. This action demonstrated clear resistance to law enforcement efforts to restore order.
Massey now faces serious charges including obstructing an officer, battery, trespassing, and disorderly conduct. His bond has been set at two thousand five hundred dollars as he awaits his day in court.
Interestingly, despite the charges filed against him, one official statement noted that "Massey was not the cause of the incident and was not the aggressor," suggesting there may be more complexity to this case than initially apparent.
A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for November seventeenth, where Massey will face these allegations stemming from the Thursday evening incident that transformed a routine youth football practice into a law enforcement matter.
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