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Former Peoria pitcher goes on trial Tuesday
DAYTON — The trial of former Peoria Chiefs baseball pitcher Julio Castillo, accused of beaning a Dayton Dragons fan in the head during a game last year, will start Tuesday, July 21 before Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Connie S. Price.
Castillo, 22, was indicted on two counts of felonious assault. He has waived his right to a jury trial, meaning that Price will decide whether prosecutors have proven him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
The charges stem from his actions during a widely publicized brawl July 24 involving the Chiefs and the Dayton Dragons at Fifth Third Field. Castillo is accused of throwing a baseball toward the home team’s dugout. The ball sailed high and struck a fan from Middletown in the head.
The charges are second-degree felonies, each punishable by up to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine. The indictments list “a baseball” as the weapon.
The brawl started when Chiefs interim manager Carmelo Martinez left his dugout to argue with Dragons manager Donnie Scott. When Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied.
Video of the fight showed Castillo throwing a baseball toward the Dragons’ dugout.
Martinez and Scott along with eight Dragons and seven Chiefs players were suspended by the Midwest League. Castillo was suspended for 60 games and fined $1,000. He already had been removed from Peoria’s roster.
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