Former MLB All-Star shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested this week in Florida on fees of aggravated battery.
Furcal, 47, turned himself in to authorities on the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace round 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. He’s going through second-degree felony fees of aggravated battery with a lethal weapon and throwing an object right into a automobile or dwelling, in line with NBC 6 South Florida.
Furcal was launched from custody after posting bond.
The incident that prompted his arrest occurred on Monday in Dawn, reported NBC 6, citing courtroom data. No further particulars about what led to the prison fees have been launched by police. Information present Furcal, a local of the Dominican Republic, lives in Weston, about 15 miles southwest.
Furcal informed reporter Tenchy Rodriguez that he threw a rock at a truck after the driving force attacked him with a knife. The fees towards him are reportedly beneath investigation after Furcal defined to police what occurred.
He was beforehand arrested for DUI in Georgia, first in 2000 and once more in 2004, spending 21 days in jail after the second arrest for violating his probation.
Furcal, a three-time All-Star, performed a complete of 14 seasons within the majors, first with the Atlanta Braves, the place he received the 2000 Nationwide League Rookie of the 12 months Award. He went on to play for the L.A. Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins, earlier than retiring in 2015. He was on the Pink Birds’ 2011 World Collection-winning group.
