Wander Franco arrested following gun-related altercation
Two others, one man and one woman, were also arrested.
Wander Franco has been arrested again, this time following an altercation on Sunday in the parking lot of an apartment complex in San Juan de la Maguana.
Franco is currently detained at the police station in that town. The moment of his arrest, which occurred without incident, was shared on social media:
Momento en el que Wander Franco es detenido por riña en San Juanhttps://t.co/1HwjiUb6gb#NoticiasRNN #WanderFranco #Detenido #SanJuan #Riña pic.twitter.com/KVbAjuGEJX
— Noticias RNN (@NoticiasRNN) November 11, 2024
Two other people identified as José Rafael Cohen Beras and Elianna Altagracia Ureña Medina were arrested along with Franco, per Noticias RNN.
Other footage taken by residents at the apartment complex has circulated on social media of the alleged altercation in which guns have been drawn. Please watch at your own discretion.
| El ex pelotero Wander Franco envuelto en una riña pasional en San Juan, al sur de República Dominicana.
— ALERTAS MUNDIAL ️ (@AlertasMundial) November 11, 2024
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Franco’s trial regarding a relationship with a 14 year old is scheduled to begin December 12.