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Man sentenced for tackling referee instead of player at football game

A Sacramento man has been sentenced to jail for tackling a linesman during a junior football game.

Vicente Robles Jr, 35, pleaded no contest in October to a misdemeanour charge of battery against a sports official after he became violent when he disagreed with a call made by the match official.

Judge Steven Howell sentenced Robles to 30 days in jail earlier this week and one year of formal probation for the attack in Rosewood, California.

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