Rays’ Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in parking lot altercation involving guns

Associated Press

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside and has been arrested. A Dominican police spokesman told The Associated Press it happened in San Juan de la Maguana, a city that is 116 miles west of Dominican Republic capital Santo Domingo. Franco was arrested Sunday. Another man and a woman were also detained. Police said some men in the altercation were carrying firearms. The 23-year-old Franco is yet to stand trial Dec. 12 in the northern province of Puerto Plata in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl.