Carl Everett Arrested: Ex-MLB Outfielder Charged With Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon

TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Major League outfielder Carl Everett is in a Tampa jail on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with a witness.

Jail records indicate the 39-year-old Everett was arrested Monday night at his suburban Tampa home. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail shortly after midnight and is being held without bond.

Details of the arrest were not immediately available. Everett's attorney, Clinton Paris, did not immediately return a call for comment.

Everett played Major League Baseball for 14 seasons. He began with the Florida Marlins and was traded to the New York Mets. He also played with the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos and Seattle Mariners.

Everett is from Tampa and attended Hillsborough High School.

Comments

[ydrittmann]

11:32 PM on 05/21/2011

Jurassic Carl.

[argentino]

11:18 AM on 04/27/2011

Why not just rename the "Sports" section the "Negro Athlete Police Blotter" section?”

[cameron d]

09:38 AM on 04/27/2011

Remember when he said dinosaur bones were buried by scientists to try and fool Christians? I miss this guy.

[MIKEinNYC]

09:45 PM on 04/26/2011

The guy who broke up Mike Mussina's perfect game.

Remember that?

[chaz]

04:59 PM on 04/27/2011

Ya and he was probable on steroids when he did it.

[Roshi98]

07:01 PM on 04/27/2011

That was a great performance by Moose. It just had to be Mr. Anger Management who scuttled that performance.

[Gigity]

11:19 AM on 04/26/2011

This is REAL surprising to anyone that's ever been a fan of a team he was on.

[Montcalms Revenge]

09:44 AM on 04/26/2011

Those pesky dinosaurs are trying to frame him... ;-)