KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A youth football coach caught on video striking a player twice during a game in Central Florida now faces criminal charges. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office on Friday said Gerrel Williams, of Savannah, Georgia, faces child abuse charges. [TRENDING: Snow tubing halted in Florida | Viral video shows youth football coach striking player | 2020 pop culture wrap]It wasn’t known if charges would be filed because the boy’s mother did not want to pursue the case, according to authorities. Williams has also been fired from his job with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. “The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office does not condone this behavior.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has investigated an incident involving a viral video that shows a youth football coach from Georgia hitting a young athlete multiple times during a game, deputies said. [WARNING: Graphic language can be heard in the following video and disturbing actions can be seen. pic.twitter.com/1B0F2cLiqH — Coach Reed (@CoachReed314) December 9, 2020The video shows Williams turning around to face away from the field, shouting a few words, then turning back around a few moments later and striking the player again, knocking him to the ground. Since the video went viral, Williams has been fired from his job with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia law enforcement agency confirmed to News 6 on Thursday. “The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office does not condone this behavior.