AUDUBON, Minn. (KFGO) – Police are investigating a report of a spectator becoming unruly with a high school referee in Lake Park.
A call to the Police Department indicated that a 45-year-old Detroit Lakes man became upset during a high school basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 13 between Lake Park-Audubon and Win-E-Mac. The caller said the man made obscene gestures with both hands and grabbed a 71-year-old referee during the game.
Lake Park-Audubon school superintendent Tim Godfrey says he’s aware of the report, but he was not at the game.
John Millea with the Minnesota State High School League says that bad behavior from parents and fans is one reason that there is a shortage across the country of high school officials.
“Number one, fans have to treat them better,” Millea said. “Number two, we have to pay them more. I don’t have the answer to the second issue, but the solution to the first one is easy. Just be nice. Don’t bark at the officials”.
Lake Park police and the Becker County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.
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