16-year-old Tennessee girl who ran on field and tackled football player midgame is charged with assault

Video of the incident shows the girl coming out of nowhere to level the middle school player, then shove him to the ground as he tried to get up.

A 16-year-old girl was criminally charged after she ran on the field and tackled a middle school football player in an attack that was captured in a viral video, officials in Tennessee said Wednesday.

The confrontation unfolded Tuesday night during a game between South Middle School and Cornersville Middle School at South’s home field at Franklin County High School.

South had just scored a touchdown as officials threw penalty flags for what appeared to be extracurricular action behind the play.

That’s when a girl appeared out of nowhere to rock a South player, who got up, only for her to immediately push him back to the ground.

Coaches and other players separated her from the South student-athlete.