Maroon87
09-29-2009, 03:01 PM
Former New York Yankees star Chuck Knoblauch surrendered to authorities this morning after being charged with assault.
The former major leaguer is accused of choking his common-law wife Friday night after drinking heavily and taking the anti-anxiety prescription drug Xanax, prosecutors said.
Assistant District Attorney Kari Allen told State District Judge Hazel Jones that the couple was arguing and Knoblauch's wife was trying to take his car keys away from him when the alleged assault occurred. She said a family friend saw Knoblauch beat, punch and choke his wife.
The two are divorcing and have a 5-year-old child.
Knoblauch, 41, was charged with assault of a family member, a third-degree felony. He is being held in Harris County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Knoblauch's attorney, Dan Cogdell, called the incident a dispute between two divorcing people and said charges should not have been filed.
Knoblauch, a Houston native, was the 1991 American League Rookie of the Year with the Minnesota Twins. He was traded to the Yankees after the 1997 season before finishing his career with the Kansas City Royals. He retired in 2003.
The former major leaguer is accused of choking his common-law wife Friday night after drinking heavily and taking the anti-anxiety prescription drug Xanax, prosecutors said.
Assistant District Attorney Kari Allen told State District Judge Hazel Jones that the couple was arguing and Knoblauch's wife was trying to take his car keys away from him when the alleged assault occurred. She said a family friend saw Knoblauch beat, punch and choke his wife.
The two are divorcing and have a 5-year-old child.
Knoblauch, 41, was charged with assault of a family member, a third-degree felony. He is being held in Harris County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Knoblauch's attorney, Dan Cogdell, called the incident a dispute between two divorcing people and said charges should not have been filed.
Knoblauch, a Houston native, was the 1991 American League Rookie of the Year with the Minnesota Twins. He was traded to the Yankees after the 1997 season before finishing his career with the Kansas City Royals. He retired in 2003.