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RACAS, Venezuela - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ugueth Urbina was arrested on a charge of attempted murder, police said Tuesday.
Last month, Urbina and a group of men allegedly attacked several employees at his family home using machetes and tried to set them on fire.
Urbina, who was detained late Monday, has insisted he had nothing to do with the violence. Five workers were injured in the incident, and one of them suffered burns on the back and right arm, police said.
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One of the five, Argenis Farias, has accused Urbina of being among several men who threatened the workers with machetes and poured gasoline on them in an attempt to set them afire.
Urbina's lawyer has said the pitcher was sleeping at the time and was not involved. The authorities said Urbina would be formally charged once he appears before a judge.
I always wanted to be Willie McCovey until I realised that I was not a 6'3, left handed, African-American with talent
RACAS, Venezuela - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ugueth Urbina was arrested on a charge of attempted murder, police said Tuesday.
Last month, Urbina and a group of men allegedly attacked several employees at his family home using machetes and tried to set them on fire.
Urbina, who was detained late Monday, has insisted he had nothing to do with the violence. Five workers were injured in the incident, and one of them suffered burns on the back and right arm, police said.
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One of the five, Argenis Farias, has accused Urbina of being among several men who threatened the workers with machetes and poured gasoline on them in an attempt to set them afire.
Urbina's lawyer has said the pitcher was sleeping at the time and was not involved. The authorities said Urbina would be formally charged once he appears before a judge.
I always wanted to be Willie McCovey until I realised that I was not a 6'3, left handed, African-American with talent
