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A spectator ran onto the field during a Kentucky high school football game. Police say Kayla Barrett grabbed a player by the neck.
Monticello police say the Wayne County player was choked from behind during the Oct. 30 game against North Laurel. Barrett, 36, of East Bernstadt, is charged with second-degree strangulation.
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The player is a minor and is not named here. A warrant describing an attack is the police account. It is not a conviction.
LEX18 reported that the Monticello Police Department announced Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, that 36-year-old Kayla Barrett, of East Bernstadt, was arrested in connection with an incident during the Oct. 30 Wayne County vs. North Laurel high school football game. According to police, a Wayne County player was allegedly choked from behind, and investigators said he was taken to the Wayne County emergency room for evaluation of injuries. LEX18 reported Barrett was charged with second-degree strangulation and taken to the Laurel County Detention Center. The player is a minor and is not named here.
The New York Post, by Ella Morrison, published Nov. 7, 2026, at 12:44 a.m. ET, reported, citing the Kentucky New Era and an arrest warrant, that Barrett "violently shook him by the neck in an attempt to obstruct his airway." The Post reported the warrant states the assault was witnessed by several individuals and that video footage obtained by the North Laurel football program showed Barrett in the vicinity of where the alleged strangulation occurred. It reported spectators from both sides stormed the field with North Laurel leading 21-12 and under seven minutes left in the third quarter, according to the 13th Region Media Network, and that the game was cut short and ruled a win for North Laurel. Monticello Assistant Chief Joshua Smith told WYMT, "From what I understand she ran toward the action. And somewhere in that scuffle, she grabbed one of the Wayne County athletes by the back of the neck and began choking him and shaking him."
The Post reported Barrett was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police on Tuesday, and, citing the Kentucky New Era, that she was later released on the condition that she not attend any school sporting events in the state. Monticello police said in a statement reported by LEX18, "High school athletics should be an environment where student-athletes can compete safely, without fear of violence or intimidation," and that "there is absolutely no justification for physical violence against players, coaches, officials, or spectators." All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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