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Peoria pitcher in Montgomery County jail
Peoria pitcher in Montgomery County jail
Peoria Chiefs starting pitcher Julio Castillo is being held in the Montgomery County jail on a charge of felonious assault for his role in brawl Thursday night, July 24, during a game with the Dayton Dragons. The jail Website indicated Castillo is being held pending a court appearance, and no bail has been set in the case.
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Dayton Baseball Brawl Thursday night
Cincy Jungle — ... Peoria staring pitcher, Julio Castillo is "being held in the Montgomery County jail on a charge of felonious assault" after hitting a fan in the stands with the baseball aiming for the Dragons dugout. ...

JULIO CASTILLO CAUSES COLLATERAL DAMAGE
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... as the SportsCenter anchor helpfully tells us at the beginning of the clip that nothing cool happens. Thanks. My boner will be the judge of that, guy. We get melees from the WNBA and minor league baseball, but nothing from you, MLB? You're beyond useless. Meanwhile, Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo is in jail for hitting a fan in the stands with his errant throw. That'll learn ya not to be a pussy. Just punch somebody. Sure, you're the pitcher but you don't see pinch runner spiking people with their cleats. Unfortunately. ...

PM Roundup: Come On, 5 O’Clock….
The Big Lead — ... You-know-who is planning on reporting to camp. (AP) A screwdriver stabbing. (baynews9.com) TBL understandably died of a heart attack when he saw this. (Page 6) A blood diamond for the video game fanatic. (Yahoo! Games) Book about being an NFL kicker is good! (The Latest Word) The pitcher from the minor league brawl is currently in county. You know what they make you do in county? (Dayton Daily News) The top jerks in sports. (CBS Sportsline) ...

Dayton Daily News: Peoria pitcher in jail facing assault charge
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogDayton Daily News: Peoria pitcher in jail facing assault charge A judge on Friday set a $50,000 cash bond for Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo on a felonious assault charge stemming from his beaning of a fan Thursday during a brawl between his team and the Dayton Dragons at Fifth Third Field. Castillo appeared via video Friday afternoon, July 25, before Dayton Municipal Judge Carl S. Henderson. Castillo’s attorney, Kevin Braig, told the judge Castillo has no prior offenses and the team takes the second-degree felony charge very seriously. Henderson ordered Castillo, who ...

Julio Castillo is Still in Jail
Major League Jerk — ... If you haven’t seen this video yet, it is seriously messed up.  At the 23 second mark, this pitcher, Julio Castillo, rears back and hurls a baseball into the stands.  He was trying to hit a member of the opposing team (who was sitting in the dugout?) but his pitch sailed high and instead hit a 44 year old man in the forehead. ...

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wkef22.com 7/25/2008 — DAYTON- A spectator is hit by a wild pitch after a fight breaks out at a Dragons game. The man was sitting in the second row at Fifth Third Field when Pitcher Julio Castillo for the Peoria Chiefs flung the ball at full speed hitting the man in head.  ...
Minor League Scrap: Dayton vs Peoria... Who ya got?
sportfiends.com 7/25/2008 — So first off, how do you throw a baseball at another player while everyone is just standing around? What the f--- is wrong with that Julio Castillo guy. Then on top of it, he missed and hit a fan. That must’ve ruined that fan’s day. No wonder he plays in the minor leagues.
Minor League brawl Video
thepaparazzis.com 7/25/2008 — A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a brawl has been charged with felonious assault. Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested Thursday following the fight with the Single-A Dayton Dragons Check out the video
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chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 7/25/2008 — Video and a recap about the crazy minor league fight from yesterday.
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deadspin.com 7/25/2008 — As you probably saw in our morning wakeup video whachamahoozit, the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons engaged in a pretty nasty brawl at Dayton's Fifth Third Park on Thursday, which even included a civilian casualty. Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo ...
Chiefs play Kane County at Wrigley Tuesdaychicagotribune.com - Sports 7/25/2008
Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg's Peoria Chiefs will play host to the Kane County Cougars on Tuesday in the first minor league game at Wrigley Field.
Felony Charge for Pitcher After Fan Is Hit With BallNYT > Baseball 7/26/2008
A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. >
Minor league pitcher involved in brawl still in jailESPN.com - MLB 7/26/2008
Peoria Chiefs minor league pitcher Julio Castillo remained in an Ohio jail this morning after he was arrested in connection with a bench-clearing baseball brawl with the Dayton Dragons.
Pitcher charged with assault gets released from jailUSATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/27/2008
Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was released from jail Saturday, one day after he was arraigned on a charge of felonious ...
Pitcher who threw ball at fan released from jailBoston.com -- Baseball News 7/27/2008
Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was released from jail Saturday, one day after he was arraigned on a charge of felonious assault for hitting a fan in the head with a thrown baseball.