Scottsdale, Arizona, police arrested Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell early Saturday evening for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as a result of allegedly pointing a gun at a female food-delivery driver. The cops also charged him with disorderly conduct.
Maxwell knelt for the national anthem on September 23, becoming the first Major League Baseball player to do so. The catcher’s refusal to rise followed President Donald Trump’s call for owners of sports franchises to fire players who kneel for the national anthem. He cited a “racial divide” created by the powerful as inspiring him to protest.
“Scottsdale PD tells us Maxwell, 26, was arrested Saturday at 6:08 PM at his Scottsdale, AZ home,” TMZ reports. “Cops say the alleged victim was a female food delivery driver who told them Maxwell pointed a gun at her. It’s unclear what led up to the incident.”
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