In a pickle: couple charged with felony battery after pickleball brawl at Florida country club

Dispute about rules elevates from insults to fisticuffs, with as many as 20 players becoming involvedA dispute over a rule led to a brawl during a pickleball game at a central Florida country club, authorities said, with one player hitting his opponent in the face with a paddle and punching him on the ground before others got involved.A 63-year-old man was charged Sunday with two counts of felony battery on a person 65 or older, and his 51-year-old wife, who joined the fight in Port Orange, was charged with a single count of felony battery on a person 65 or older, according to an arrest affidavit. Continue reading...