Chicagoist
July 22nd, 2009, 12:11 PM
It's been almost a year since the epic bench-clearing brawl (http://chicagoist.com/2008/07/25/how_does_it_play_in_peoria.php) between the Peoria Chiefs (the Cubs A-level affiliate) and the Dayton Dragons and yesterday the trial of Chief pitcher Julio Castillo who injured a person when he threw a ball into the stands during the brawl; Castillo's defense was that he was aiming at the Dayton dugout. Seriously, though, Castillo is charged with felonious assault with a deadly weapon and felonious assault causing serious physical harm stemming from the incident. Fan Chris McCarthy suffered a concussion as a result of the injury. The Tribune has more (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-22-cubs-julio-castillo-jul22,0,629260.story), including excerpts from the opening statements. Blair Witch-esque video of the brawl is below. Thanks to commenter tc3 who points us to this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1KwIWe8R34) which very clearly shows Castillo's throw triggering the entire brawl.
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