Angel Villalona's value might drop somewhat

by Fett42 on Sep 21, 2009 11:51 PM EDT

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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Gah... my bad for not seeing this posted over a day ago

Can someone delete this?

by Fett42 on Sep 21, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions

You can.

On the top of the screen, between your screen name and the button that says “my blogs” is a little gadget that takes you to a screen with all the fanshots/posts that you have made. Just click the red x to the right of this one.

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