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Wander Franco will face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm related to his arrest in an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic.
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the incident occurred Sunday and Franco was arrested in San Juan de la Maguana. Guns were reportedly drawn in an apartment complex, and Franco has been held for questioning with a provisional release Tuesday. Prosecutors report that police found Glock with its magazine and 15 rounds of ammunition but no registration papers was found in Franco’s black Mercedes-Benz, with the weapon registered to another person instead. Franco is currently on administrative leave with the Rays, and will stand trial on Dec. 12 in a separate case involving charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor and human trafficking
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Wander Franco was arrested today in the Dominican Republic “after an altercation during which guns were drawn.”
Franco was arrested Monday in San Juan de la Maguana, 100 miles west of Santo Domingo “after what two police sources said was an altercation Sunday in the parking lot of an apartment complex in which guns were drawn.” He and an unnamed woman are being held for questioning. Franco is out on bail as he awaits trial for charges related to sexually abusing a 14-year-old. He is also under an MLB investigation under its domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy until the case is resolved.
A Dominican judge ruled that the case against Wander Franco will go to trial, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
Franco is charged with human trafficking, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. Franco remains on the MLB restricted list, meaning he’s not being paid or accruing service time. No date has been set for the trial yet.
Rays placed SS Wander Franco on the restricted list.
The 23-year-old infielder was formally charged in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday and will face a human trafficking charge in addition to the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor charges that had previously been discussed. By moving Franco to the restricted list instead of the administrative leave that he had been on since last August, he’ll no longer be paid or accrue service time.
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