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SACRAMENTO -- A basketball fan killed in a fist fight following a Sacramento Kings game was the aggressor and no charges will be filed against the men who fought him in self-defense, Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully said Tuesday.

Mark Leidheisl, 39, a Wells Fargo Bank senior vice president, died two days after receiving severe head injuries in an April 20 fight in the Arco Arena parking lot.

"Leidheisl was the aggressor in a fight which led, unfortunately and tragically, to his death," Scully said.

He had traces of opiates in his blood and was legally drunk at the time of the fight. Three medications were found in his car.

Witnesses, including Leidheisl's passenger, said he was behaving aggressively during the game and driving erratically in the parking lot when he nearly sideswiped a sport utility vehicle driven by Donnie Garibaldi.

Leidheisl continued harassing Garibaldi and his passenger, Jeffrey Berndt, and challenged them to fight when both vehicles pulled over near the arena. Leidheisl first fought with Garibaldi and then Berndt.

Scully said Berndt acted in self-defense when he punched Leidheisl once in the face, causing him to fall backward and fatally fracture his skull.


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Pejavlade

Never heard of this incident but Im saddend that it ended with a death.

Drk Element

not cool.

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