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Angel Villalona's value might drop somewhat



If he's convicted of the murder he's been charged with.

 

Angel Villalona, who received a club-record $2.1 million bonus when he was signed by the Giants in 2006, wore a bulletproof vest Monday to his hearing at a court in the city of La Romana. He pleaded innocent to the murder charge.


The 19-year-old Villalona could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty in the Saturday night shooting death of Mario Felix de Jesus Velete. Dominican Republic's baseb…
AP - Sep 21, 9:49 pm EDT

Judge Aranibal Manzano Zapata ordered Villalona jailed for two months while authorities prepare their case in the Dominican Republic. Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the shooting at a La Romana bar.

“This is a serious case of voluntary homicide,” public prosecutor Jose Polanco said.

Police haven’t said what the motive for the shooting was.

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by NoahJ on Sep 22, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think its worth it just for the pic of him in the vest....

how fucked up is it down there that he has to be in a vest to go to court….thats only for pretty extreme circumstances here isnt it?

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by billybeingbilly on Sep 22, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I doubt it ever happens here

Every courthouse I’ve been to in the U.S. has a metal detector at the door… it would be damn near impossible to get a gun in there.

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by Tom (RFTN) on Sep 23, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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