July 18, 200520 yr From ESPN: ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers turned himself in to authorities Monday on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from his videotaped tirade against two TV cameramen that sent one of them to the hospital. Kenny Rogers Starting Pitcher Texas Rangers Profile 2005 SEASON STATISTICS GM W L BB K ERA 18 11 4 35 51 2.54 Rogers, 40, faces a Class A misdemeanor charge of assault with injury in the shoving of KDFW-TV cameraman Larry Rodriguez, Arlington police spokeswoman Christy Gilfour said. Police also will mail to Rogers' attorney a Class C misdemeanor assault citation for the shoving of Fox Sports Net Southwest cameraman David Mammeli, Gilfour said. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000, or both. A Class C misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of up to $500. The three-time All-Star is free on $1,500 bond. He's appealing a 20-game suspension and $50,000 fine, allowing him to keep playing until after a hearing and a decision. Neither the Rangers nor Rogers' attorney returned telephone calls seeking comment. On June 29, Rogers lashed out at the cameramen as they filmed him walking to the field for pregame stretching. The episode led to Rodriguez being treated at a hospital after the camera was ripped from his hands and thrown to the ground. Gilfour said Fox Sports -- which owns the camera Rogers damaged in the shoving of Rodriguez -- has declined to press criminal charges. Rogers was booed at last week's All-Star game, but he said he came because he wanted the players who voted for him to know he appreciated it. He didn't want those votes to be wasted. Before giving up six runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings at Los Angeles on June 22, Rogers won nine straight decisions, a career best, and was the AL ERA leader. It wasn't known until after he pulled out of a start June 28 against the Angels that he had a broken bone in his non-pitching hand by punching a water cooler eleven days earlier.
July 18, 200520 yr He's in real trouble in that case if they really push the class A Misdemeanor...there's more than enough evidence to convict in that video alone. Rogers will plea bargain probably down to some sort of moderate sized fine and probation.
July 19, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(fry the twinkies @ Jul 18, 2005 -> 06:37 PM) Celebrities always get off scot-free. He probably won't have to do any jail time, but the evidence is pretty much irrefutable. He won't get off scot-free.
July 19, 200520 yr QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 18, 2005 -> 09:11 PM) Haha he b****ed at a camera man when he was getting out I bet you that the moment Bud Selig saw his reaction to that cameraman, he decided that Rogers's appeal would be flatly rejected.
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