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Florida umpire says angry parent knocked him out cold: 'Maybe tomorrow somebody gets killed, then what?'

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Florida parent was arrested Wednesday for allegedly punching an umpire during a baseball game at Liberty High School in Kissimmee, deputies said.

Video released by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office appears to show Jorge Aponte Gonzalez walking up to the umpire, who was standing near a gate, and knocking him to the ground.Between innings, umpire Ray Mora walked to a gate as he awaited his replacement.

As his back was turned, Gonzalez left the stands and punched the 63-year-old Army veteran, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said during a press conference.An Osceola County high school parent was captured on video knocking an umpire out during a baseball game at Liberty High School"That individual was not even facing me," Mora told FOX 35 News. "At least the people who I faced when I was in combat, I saw them.

I saw them in the distance. I knew they were coming. I was not even prepared."Mora said he has noticed the climate getting worse and believes the violence needs to stop."It needs to stop because I just got hit," Mora said.

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