Southington man pleads not guilty to charges in attack after soccer game

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Daniel L. Miracle, 43, of Shanks Phalanx Road in Southington, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to felonious assault and misdemeanor assault for purportedly head-butting a male student following a girls high school soccer game.

Miracle was released later Tuesday from the Trumbull County jail after posting $7,500 bond, but if convicted he could get eight years in prison. He pleaded not guilty and was taken to the jail in handcuffs to be booked.

The incident occurred Sept. 28 as fans were leaving the Newton Falls High School football stadium, where the Newton Falls girls soccer team defeated LaBrae 2-1.

Newton Falls police said Miracle head-butted a Newton Falls boy, 15, after the game and then assaulted an assistant Newton Falls coach who is also an Ohio State Highway Patrolman who came to break it up. The assault knocked the boy’s tooth loose; the assistant coach/trooper suffered bruises and cuts.

The felony assault charge relates to the juvenile; the misdemeanor relates to the assistant coach/trooper.

Also charged was Olivia D. Miracle, 20, of the same address as Daniel Miracle. She faces a misdemeanor assault charge in Newton Falls Municipal Court. She is also accused of assaulting the assistant coach/state trooper.

Read more about the case in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.