Fight At Youth Football Game In Bergen County Ends In Charges For 1

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A man was charged with assault on Sunday after a fight on the sidelines of a youth football game in Bergen County, police said.

Hector Garcia, 56, of Hackensack, was charged after the Hackensack Junior Comets' homecoming game against the Jersey City Jets, played at Hackensack High School.

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Both teams are part of the All-County Football League All-County Football League, for children in eighth grade and under.

Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said that both men involved in the fight were from Hackensack.

Garcia was given a summons and released.

New Jersey has a specific statute for violence at community or school-sponsored youth sports events in the presence of a child 15 or younger, under which Garcia was charged, Zisa confirmed.