Former Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer, fired in December after the team's disastrous 5-11 season, was arrested in Florida early Sunday morning on misdemeanor battery charges.
According to the public information officer with the Walton County Sheriff's Office, Kromer was taken into custody around 1:30 a.m. Sunday following an altercation near his beach home. He was released at 3:10 a.m.
The incident, according to the sheriff's office, occurred outside a residence on Inlet Beach in Walton County, with Kromer involved in an argument that grew physical with his neighbor's son, a juvenile.
According to a release from the sheriff's office, deputies learned that Kromer and his son allegedly confronted three boys who were fishing on the beach regarding "the use of beach chairs left by a beach access.