Parent Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct After Referee Altercation at Youth Basketball Tournament
Video has been released showing a parent assaulting a referee at the Santa Slammer youth basketball tournament in Anaconda, Montana. The parent, Cassie Congdon, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct following the December 2025 incident where she allegedly assaulted referee Shawn…
Omaha, NE, November 12, 2026 —
A parent involved in an altercation at the Santa Slammer youth basketball tournament in Anaconda, Montana, has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. The incident, which occurred in December 2025, involved an alleged assault on referee Shawn Wetzel.
Video footage of the event has been released, documenting the confrontation. The parent identified in connection with the incident is Cassie Congdon. Following the alleged assault, Congdon entered a plea of guilty to disorderly conduct.
The Santa Slammer tournament is a youth basketball event held in Anaconda, Montana. The details surrounding the specific cause of the altercation, the immediate aftermath, and any further proceedings beyond Congdon’s guilty plea were not provided in the summary. The referee involved in the incident was identified as Shawn Wetzel. The exact date of the guilty plea was not specified in the available information.
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