# Woman storms onto Kentucky high school football field during game and strangles player: cops

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/woman-storms-onto-kentucky-high-school-football-field-during-game-and-strangles-player-cops/
- Published: 2026-11-07T05:44:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T06:20:47+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/us-news/woman-storms-onto-kentucky-high-school-football-and-strangles-player-cops/
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- A woman faces a strangulation charge after a high school football game disturbance.
- The player was taken to hospital for evaluation after having difficulty breathing.
- The game was stopped and awarded to North Laurel.

## Summary

A 36-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly entering a Kentucky high school football field and choking a player during a disturbance. The incident left the minor struggling to breathe and required hospital evaluation, raising concerns about safety at school sporting events.

Police say Kayla Barrett attacked a Wayne County player during the third quarter of the team’s 30 October game against North Laurel, when spectators from both sides ran onto the field. The Jaguars were leading 21-12 with under seven minutes left in the quarter; the game was stopped and later awarded to North Laurel. Barrett was charged with second-degree strangulation and released on condition she not attend school sporting events in Kentucky.

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