October 30, 2008 Ambiorix Burgos was released from jail, according to the Associated Press. He had been arrested for a hit-and-run accident which killed two women.
October 9, 2008 Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months ahead of trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women, according to the AP. A Dominican judge ordered him to remain behind bars Wednesday night out of concerns for his safety. The 24-year-old reliever said, "I am going to come out of this fine because my conscience is clear, and Im not worried this will affect my career because I havent done anything."
October 7, 2008 Ambiorix Burgos turned himself in on Tuesday, a week after police say he was involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two women, according to SI.com. Witnesses say Burgos was the driver, even though his cousin claimed to be behind the wheel, according to police. Burgos also faces an unrelated charge of illegal weapon possession and had recently been released after posting a $3,000 bond. He also has an Oct. 23 court hearing in the U.S. stemming from assault and harassment charges filed after he allegedly threw his girlfriend to the ground.
October 1, 2008 The New York Daily News reports that Ambiorix Burgos allegedly struck and killed two women in a hit-and-run crash in his homeland of the Dominican Republic.
September 9, 2008 Ambiorix Burgos was reportedly arrested late Monday night after physically abusing his girlfriend, according to the NY Daily News. Burgos is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Queens Criminal Court on assault and harassment charges. This incident marks his first arrest.
