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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, November 1, 2009

Preps: 2 N.J. men accused of attacking football referee


Associated Press

BOGOTA, N.J. — Aggravated assault charges have been filed against two New Jersey men who allegedly attacked a referee after a close high school football game.

Bogota police say 54-year-old Paul Mueller and his 25-year-old son, Derek, approached the man and started yelling at him shortly after Bogota beat Emerson 28-27 in overtime on Saturday.

The elder Mueller — who has another son who plays for the Emerson team — then allegedly attacked the referee, and his older son soon joined in.

Bogota police responded to the school after getting multiple 911 calls about a riot there, but the fighting had ended by the time officers arrived.