The fairy tale envisioned in 2004 when Mission Bay High’s Matt Bush was selected No. 1 overall by the San Diego Padres has turned out to be nothing less than a nightmare. The Padres designated Bush for assignment Feb. 5 following his most recent off-field incident and sent him to the Toronto Blue Jays on Feb. 10. Bush is currently under investigation for alleged assault and public intoxication that involved the boys lacrosse team at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The injuries sustained by the victims were minor, according to Lt. Steve Shakowski, information officer for the El Cajon Police Department. The police report claimed that Bush was drunk during the incident, according to victims and witnesses. As Bush awaits his fate with El Cajon police, his fate with the Padres has been sealed. Five days after designating Bush for assignment, the Padres sent Bush to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Last week’s incident was the third altercation that Bush has been involved in since being taken No. 1 in the 2004 MLB draft. Two weeks after the draft, Bush was accused of felony assault and misdemeanor trespassing that stemmed from a nightclub altercation near the Padres spring training facility in Peoria, Ariz. Last summer, Bush was involved in another fight near Peoria. As for his on-field activity, Bush never made an appearance for the Padres. He appeared in 206 minor league games with Padres affiliates in Fort Wayne, Eugene and Lake Elsinore from 2004 to 2007 and hit .219 as a shortstop. Bush was converted to pitcher partway into 2007 and appeared in seven games for Lake Elsinore, recording 16 strikeouts in 7.2 innings. His season was cut short, however, when he sustained an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery in the offseason. Bush is currently completing rehab for the injury.