A Folsom Lake College professor and head baseball coach was arrested Thursday afternoon following a reported domestic disturbance and police standoff with police in Placer County..
Roseville police said officers were called to the 1400 block of Orwell Drive, near McAnally and Country Club, around 1:30 p.m. August 14 for reports of a disturbance between a man and a woman. Responding officers determined a physical altercation had taken place, though neither party sustained major injuries.
Authorities said that shortly after officers arrived, the man barricaded himself inside a bedroom while the woman was able to safely leave the residence. Roseville’s Community Needs Team was deployed to communicate with the suspect, and after negotiations he exited the home peacefully and was taken into custody.
The suspect was identified as 51-year-old Richard Gregory. He was booked on alleged charges of felony domestic violence and obstruction, according to Roseville police.
Gregory has been professor of health education at Folsom Lake College and has also served as the college’s head baseball coach.
The Folsom Lake College website notes that Gregory’s baseball career began at West Valley College before he transferred to San Jose City College, where he earned All-America honors as an outfielder. He later played at Chico State, earning West Region Player of the Year in 1998, and went on to a professional stint with the Atlanta Braves followed by a year in independent league baseball. In recognition of his achievements, Gregory was inducted into the Chico State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
His coaching career started at San Jose City College as an outfield and hitting coach before taking on the same role at Chico State. After the 2003 season, Gregory stepped away from baseball to focus on his family, returning in 2009 as a coach at Vista del Lago High School. When Folsom Lake College launched its baseball program in 2015, he became the team’s inaugural head coach, a position he continues to hold. Gregory is also a father of three children.
Folsom Lake College, part of the Los Rios Community College District, has not released a statement or further details regarding the incident at this time as they are working to gather all information on the matter.
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