Ex-MLB pitcher Burgos charged with attempted murder
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
