Prosecutors dropped domestic abuse charges against Jose Reyes:
Deputy prosecuting attorney Kerry Glen said she expects to file documents Wednesday to drop the case. Reyes’ wife won’t talk to prosecutors or return to Maui, she said.
“The complaining witness, Mr. Reyes’ wife, is what we call an uncooperative witness,” Glen said. “At this point, I have no other avenue for prosecution.”
If Reyes wife changes her mind, the prosecutor has two years to refile the charges. Now we wait to see what the commissioner does:
A source with knowledge of the case told ESPN’s Pedro Gomez that just because the prosecutor’s office won’t press charges does not mean MLB will let the case drop. The source told Gomez that Reyes’ situation is similar to that of New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman, where the Broward County District Attorney did not file charges but MLB still handed down a 30-game suspension.
I’m not surprised by this. Reyes’s wife likely has a lot more to lose if Jose Reyes is convicted. He might now play baseball again, and would forfeit millions of dollars. She might not want her children to have a father convicted of a violent crime. I’m sure there are other reasons as well. I hope she made the right decision.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/1VUaazN
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