A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged after she ran onto a football field during a middle school game and tackled a player.
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The incident happened on Tuesday night during a game between South Middle School and Cornersville Middle School at Franklin County High School in Winchester.
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The incident happened after South Middle School scored a touchdown and an extra point, authorities said, New York Post reported.
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A scuffle then broke out between two players at the end of the play.
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The 16-year-old girl ran onto the field after seeing the scuffle and tackled the South Middle School player involved in it.
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Video of the incident showed the girl running towards the player and taking him to the ground.
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The game was then brought to an early end as officials cleared the field and school resource officers dealt with the situation.
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According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, a school resource officer met the girl as she left the field.
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She was then released to her parents, who were present at the game.
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The sheriff’s office charged the 16-year-old with assault and disorderly conduct.
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What happened on field
The incident was captured on video.
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The footage showed the teenager tackling the middle school player during the game.
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Another person, who appeared to be a coach, moved towards the pair after the player was taken to the ground.
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According to News Channel 5, the girl has been identified as Addison Hunnicutt.
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She reportedly told authorities that she ran onto the field because she was trying to protect her younger brother.
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Addison said she did not intend to target the other player without reason.
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“I wasn't going after this kid just to go after him,” she said.
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She said she decided to step in after seeing what was happening on the field and feeling that no one was stopping it.
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“Seeing what they were doing to him and no one stopping it, that kind of made me the last choice.
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Somebody has to stop this,” Addison said.
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Her mother, Elizabeth Chumbley, was also in the stands watching the game.
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She said, "I'm seeing my son on the ground being attacked," Elizabeth said.
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This is him on the ground being physically attacked by this other player."
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Addison’s attorney, David McKenzie, said the charges were excessive and argued that the events leading up to the incident should also be considered.
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“It’s not just a one-minute clip.
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It’s about the other 20 minutes of this game, what was going on this field, which prompted an otherwise fantastic little girl from a great family to enter the field,” McKenzie said.
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The father of the 13-year-old player who was tackled by Addison also spoke out publicly.
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In a Facebook post, he said his son did not deserve what happened and reminded people that a real child and family are behind the viral video.
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He also condemned the hateful and racial comments posted online.
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The father of the player who was tackled by Addison also spoke out in an FB post.
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Girl faces lifetime ban
The charges were followed by separate action from local school and sports authorities.
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Franklin County Schools banned the teenager from all district properties for life.
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The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association also imposed a ban on the girl.
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She will not be allowed to attend Cornersville Middle School home or away athletic events for one year.
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The school district's decision means the teenager is barred from entering its properties, while the athletic association's ban specifically covers Cornersville Middle School's athletic events.
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The principal of South Middle School praised school staff, coaches and school resource officers for their response to the incident.
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The school also said it plans to introduce additional security measures at future games.
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