Rogers turn himself in to authorities on assault charges

Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers turned himself in to authorities today, after he was charged with misdemeanor assault for attacking television cameramen from a June 29 incident, at Ameriquest Field in Anaheim, Calif.

Rogers first shoved Fox Sports Net Southwest’s David Mammeli, who was shooting video of the pitcher on his way to a pregame stretch, and told him, “I told you to get those cameras out of my face.”

The pitcher then approached Larry Rodriguez of Channel 4 KDFW and took the camera from Rodriguez before throwing it to the ground and kicking it. Rodriguez was taken out of the stadium on a stretcher and taken to a hospital. Both men later filed police reports.

Arlington police issued a Class A misdemeanor warrant against the pitcher on Monday in connection with the assault on Rodriguez, Arlington police spokeswoman Christy Gilfour said. The charge is punishable by up to one year in jail and a USD 4,000 fine. He was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Monday morning and released on USD 1,500 bail.

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