Ambiorix Burgos Charged With Attempted Murder & Kidnapping

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Police have charged former major league pitcher Ambiorix Burgos with kidnapping and attempted murder after his ex-wife said she was forced to eat rat poison.

Judge Freddy Frias ordered Burgos on Saturday to remain in jail for three months while prosecutors prepare the case.

The 26-year-old is suspected of kidnapping Dilenia Reynoso on Thursday from a prosecutor's home where she was hiding after allegedly receiving death threats from him.

In 2008, authorities dropped charges against Burgos, who was accused in a fatal hit-and-run involving two women.

Last year, a New York jury found Burgos guilty of assaulting his girlfriend in a hotel near Shea Stadium. He was sentenced to nine months in jail.

Burgos pitched for the Kansas City Royals from 2005-06 and the New York Mets in 2007. He was released by the Mets in December 2008.

Comments

[bootooyoo]

11:22 PM on 08/31/2010

Stories like these make me laugh at my friends who believe their kids are going to stay away from "the bad kids" because their kids are in sports.

[Tulsaslim]

06:43 PM on 08/30/2010

It takes a special kind of stoopid to throw away a multi-million dollar career because it makes you feel like a big shot to beat up women.

[holyghostie]

07:55 PM on 08/31/2010

Jobu gave him bad mojo.

[holyghostie]

05:16 PM on 08/30/2010

He always did have NO CONTROL, but apparently that didn't stop Omar from giving up Brian Bannister for him.

[Rob Cypher]

12:00 PM on 08/30/2010

I thought he was a pitcher, but from what I'm reading he's actually quite the slugger.

[drjohnsmith57]

09:38 AM on 08/31/2010

OHHHHHHHHHHHH BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO but good lol

[Dr Confuso]

07:34 PM on 08/29/2010

Ah, another U.S. professional athlete, demonstrating once again what sports hes devolved into: Lots of under-educated, overpaid, steroid chugging, women beating boneheads. Oh... I'm sorry, was I being indelicate?

[caughtya]

02:10 PM on 08/30/2010

actually , this is not a US athlete .

[rimmetheclown]

03:38 PM on 08/30/2010

totally agreed. Recently another baseball payer was charged with assaulting his father or father in law - either way it is like you state - overpaid and undereducated - no psychological test before paying an animal like this millions to throw a ball. Sorry to say it is his parents fault for that stupid name they game him too - No wonder he is angry because with a name like that, geez, I'd wanna kill my 'rents...

[cameron d]

05:28 PM on 08/29/2010

He was then signed by the Bengals of the NFL.

[Puller58]

10:21 AM on 08/29/2010

Well, at least he's kept himself busy since leaving the majors.

[lmab]

08:31 AM on 08/29/2010

Great! Now the Mets will probably resign this guy.

[Grada3784]

04:16 PM on 08/30/2010

I know they're hard up for hitting, but this is ridiculous.

[micaroni715]

08:04 AM on 08/29/2010

Lawrence Phillips of MLB.

[Nancy Ruth]

03:15 AM on 08/29/2010

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