A Ketchikan volleyball coach and teacher is facing assault charges after allegedly grabbing a player by the wrist at a game last week.
According to the charges, Kevin Johnson grabbed a 17-year-old Ketchikan High School player by the wrist at a Thursday game in the school gym. Johnson is the coach of the Lady Kings volleyball team and the school’s physical education teacher.
Eric Mattson, the deputy chief of the Ketchikan Police Department, read aloud to KRBD on Friday the probable cause statement in the case, in which Johnson is facing charges of fourth-degree assault and second-degree harassment. “Mr. Johnson chastised the juvenile for the player’s manner of playing and refused to let the juvenile go after this juvenile told him to let go,” Mattson read. “Mr. Johnson disengaged by forcefully pushing the hand of the juvenile away. Mr. Johnson’s actions caused the juvenile pain in the wrist and fear of what may happen next.”
Mattson said the case was assigned to the Kayhi school resource officer, Charlie Johnson — of no relation to the coach — who is in the department’s detective bureau.Johnson declined to comment on what happened with the student when speaking to KRBD on Tuesday.Johnson’s arraignment is scheduled for Thursday with Ketchikan District Court Judge Kevin Miller.
Fourth-degree assault is classified as a Class A misdemeanor. Second-degree harassment is a Class B misdemeanor.Get notifications about news related to the topics you care about. You can unsubscribe anytime.Breaking news
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