Chip Pickering Sued Over Soccer Dad Fight
As reported on Ya'll Politics and WLBT, Christopher Hester has filed a personal injury lawsuit against former Congressman Chip Pickering. The lawsuit stems from when the two men fought in December 2009 following a youth soccer game.
Here is the the plaintiff's Complaint, which was filed in County Court in Hinds County.
The Complaint alleges that Pickering repeatedly punched and threw Hester to the ground. The Complaint asserts claims for assault and battery, negligence and infliction of emotional distress.
Shortly after the dispute last year a Northeast Daily Journal article described the dispute:
Madison Police Sgt. Robert Sanders says Chip Pickering, a Republican who served 12 years in the U.S. House, was accused of attacking the coach Sunday.
Chris Hester, who claims he was wearing a neck brace at the time, says Pickering yelled at him and pulled him from his car as he tried to leave.
Pickering says he confronted the coach because Hester verbally abused his son so badly the child was crying uncontrollably. He says he defended himself because Hester attacked him first.
Hester coaches the team that played Pickering's son's team.
Good thing it was on a Sunday, or that thing could have gotten really ugly.
Rocky Wilkins and Mac McCool of Jackson represent Hester.
