A jury trial has been scheduled.
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(Versailles, Ind.) - The man accused of shoving a 10-year-old youth football player from Milan has turned himself in.
Leon Morales, 50, of Cincinnati, is facing a charge of Battery on a Person Less than 14 Years Old (Level 6 Felony) after an alleged incident in early September at the Milan football fields.
A warrant for his arrest was issued on September 30.
Morales has since turned himself in to Ripley County Jail. Bond was set at $1,000.
A jury trial is scheduled for January 20, 2026.
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