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Ex-Milwaukee TV reporter reaches deal in ballpark punch
By: Associated Press//August 10, 2018//
Listen to this articleMILWAUKEE (AP) — A former Milwaukee television reporter has reached a plea deal for punching a reporter from another station at a Brewers baseball game.
The former WITI-TV reporter Adair “A.J.” Bayatpour would avoid a felony record under the deferred prosecution agreement.
The 31-year-old Bayatpour was charged with battery for an incident at Miller Park in April. Police say he broke the nose of another man who was demanding an apology to his fiancee.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Bayatpour pleaded guilty on Thursday, but the judge withheld a conviction. If Bayatpour follows the terms of the deal, prosecutors will amend the charge to disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
The defense attorney Julius Kim says Bayatpour felt threatened when he instinctively struck first at the other reporter.
But the victim disputes the defense’s suggestion that he shared any blame for the fight.
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