15-year-old umpire assaulted at Show-Me State Games

Columbia Police confirmed to ABC 17 News an umpire was assaulted Saturday night at the Show-Me State Games.

Officers working the games were called to a disturbance in a parking lot behind the Gold and Black baseball fields.

Police near the parking lot responded to an assault between two men.

36-year-old Curtis Howell of Jefferson City was arrested for 3rd degree assault and was released on a signature summons.

Howell assaulted a 15-year-old boy who was umpiring a baseball game where Howell was a fan.