Florida woman arrested and accused of kicking a kid at youth football game during on-field brawl
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Key Points:
- Renee Lynn Lambert, 34, was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to a child without great bodily harm and resisting an officer after allegedly kicking a boy during a youth football game brawl in Fort Myers, Florida.
- Deputies responded to the incident at Brooks Park after reports of a large on-field fight involving parents and players, with witnesses identifying Lambert as the suspect who repeatedly kicked a juvenile male.
- Lambert claimed she was acting in self-defense, stating the boy hit her first, and questioned why deputies were detaining her instead of the player she accused.
- Body camera footage shows Lambert resisting arrest and continuing to argue with law enforcement while being taken into custody.
- Witnesses, including a player named Andre Valdes, corroborated the allegation that Lambert kicked a player who was on the ground during the altercation.
