Police body camera footage shows Marcell Ozuna’s DUI arrest

Atlanta Braves outfielder and designated hitter Marcell Ozuna was arrested and charged with driving underneath the affect and failure to keep up his lane of journey early Friday morning. 

He was booked at Gwinnett County Jail and launched on bond. 

On Friday, the Norcross Police Division launched physique digicam footage of the arrest, through which Ozuna was pulled over for rushing and failing to keep up his lane. 

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Within the video, Ozuna will be heard telling the officer that he’s “Ozuna from the Braves” as he palms the officer his driver’s license and MLB ID card.  

After exiting his automobile, Ozuna tells the officer that he’s tremendous to drive and was celebrating after the Braves received a recreation. 

After initially telling the officer that he hadn’t been consuming, Ozuna admits that he had “three, 4” beers and that he was good to drive as he was headed to an after-party. 

Ozuna refused a breathalyzer check and was positioned in handcuffs.

On Friday, Ozuna was not within the lineup for the Braves in opposition to the Houston Astros and briefly spoke to reporters earlier than the sport with out taking any questions. 

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“I disenchanted my workforce,” he stated. “I disenchanted my household. I don’t have something to say extra. It’s a authorized matter.”

Ozuna’s DUI arrest was the second authorized hassle he is confronted in recent times. 
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Ozuna is within the second 12 months of a four-year, $65 million contract with the Braves and is hitting .214 with 46 RBIs and 20 house runs in 107 video games. 

“The Atlanta Braves are conscious of Marcell Ozuna’s arrest this morning and are nonetheless gathering all of the info pertaining to the incident,” the workforce stated in an announcement. “Our group takes these issues very severely, and (we) are clearly disenchanted by the scenario. As it is a authorized matter, we can have no additional remark till the method is full.”

It’s the second time previously 15 months Ozuna has discovered himself in hassle with the legislation. Ozuna was arrested on fees of battery and aggravated assault by strangulation in Might 2021 after cops stated they noticed him choking his spouse. These fees had been later decreased to misdemeanor household violence.

Marcell Ozuna #20 and William Contreras #24 of the Atlanta Braves look on from the dugout throughout the first inning in opposition to the Houston Astros at Truist Park on August 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. 
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Ozuna was ordered to finish 200 hours of neighborhood service, take an anger administration course and full a 24-week household violence intervention program. 

He returned to the Braves in March after being positioned on administrative go away by Main League Baseball and retroactively suspended 20 video games in November.  

The Related Press contributed to this report