SANTO DOMINGO – Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Tour Franco He was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in rural Dominican Republic and was arrested, police said Monday.

Dominican police spokesman Meregirdo Espinosa told The Associated Press that the incident occurred in San Juan de la Maguana, a city 116 miles (187 kilometers) west of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Franco was arrested on Sunday. Another man and a woman were also detained, police said.

Espinosa did not specify who was who, but said some people in the fight were carrying firearms.

Franco, 23, is yet to be tried on December 12 in the northern state of Puerto Plata. a case of sexual abuse Incident involving a 14-year-old girl. He was also charged with sexual and commercial exploitation of a minor and human trafficking.

Franco was conditionally released on January 5, four days after he was arrested over harassment allegations.

Franco, who refused to speak to the media, said of the case: “Everything is in God’s hands.”

Franco was in the middle of his third major league season when his career was halted in August 2023. 11-year, $182 million contract In November 2021.

Tampa Bay placed him on the restricted list on July 10, withholding his salary while he was on administrative leave.

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