Teacher Gets Battered During Pick-up Game
FEBRUARY 19--A hulking school advisor was arrested yesterday for aggravated battery after he slammed a female teacher to the ground during a 
pick-up basketball game, an assault that was recorded by a surveillance camera in the Florida elementary schools gymnasium.
During a two-on-two game Tuesday evening at Holly Hill School, Travis Mims, 27, assaulted Katherine Martin, a 33-year-old special education teacher, police allege.
Mims, who is 6 2 and weighs 260 pounds, picked up Ms. Martins body, turned her upside down, and maliciously threw her body onto the floor, according to a charging affidavit that neatly summarizes what is seen on the above video released by police.
Martin, who was teamed up with a student, was playing against Mims and another pupil. Martin told cops that during the game Mims was becoming increasingly aggressive, and that there was an exchange of words between her and Mims concerning fouling.
Then all of a sudden Mims violently picked up Ms. Martin by her waist, turned her body around, and slammed her to the ground, reported cops, who added that the teachers head struck the ground 
first, then other parts of her body sustained injury.
Martin, seen at left, subsequently drove herself to the hospital for treatment of injuries that police described as substantial and serious and permanent.
During police questioning yesterday, Mims said that Martin kept complaining that he was fouling her , adding that she pushed his face with her hands. While Mims admitted he picked up Ms. Martin and slammed her body onto the ground, he stated he was not angry at her but did not like when Ms. Martin pushed his face with her hands.
Mims, whose occupation is listed by cops as campus advisor, was arrested last night on a felony battery charge and booked into the Volusia County jail, where
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Martin, seen at left, subsequently drove herself to the hospital for treatment of injuries that police described as substantial and serious and permanent.
What is this guy doing as an advisor to an elementary school? If he is having problems controlling his anger during a basketball game, he would not be my first choice as having anything to do with a school!
A 260 pound male against a 145 ish female?
The brute is going to foul, it just GOING to happen.
Of course if they were playing the thug style basketball prevalent today I would expect to get a reaction from your opponent when thy cannot play that style.
He's a low class unsportsmanlike jerk and needs a vacation at the greybar hotel.
When your playing in such a mismatch, the sportsman adjusts his game. (instead of taking the opportunity to humiliate and trash your opponent)
He is a disgrace as a human and a man and shouldn't be anywhere around children as he is NO role model.
he would not be my first choice as having anything to do with a school! Mine either!!
It's a shame that children saw this. Maybe, just maybe, it will be an example to them as to how NOT to treat a woman....