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The costs connected to Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa‘s arrest for driving whereas intoxicated had been refiled Monday in Chandler, Arizona.
James Fegan of The Athletic reported the news, noting a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Criminal professional’s Location of job (MCAO) and La Russa’s criminal professional, Larry Kazan, confirmed the costs had been refiled after the MCAO granted a motion to dismiss them on Friday.
Both the spokesperson and Kazan said the case turned into as soon as in the begin misfiled, which ended in the dismissal and refiling.
Fegan significant the White Sox issued an announcement on the arrest and costs closing week after officially hiring La Russa on Oct. 29.
“Tony deserves your total assumptions and protections granted to all americans in a court docket of law, especially whereas here is a pending subject,” the statement learn. “As soon as his case reaches resolution in the courts, we are going to have the opportunity to have more to tell. The White Sox understand the seriousness of these costs.”
La Russa, who turned into as soon as also arrested for driving whereas intoxicated in 2007 when he turned into as soon as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, turned into as soon as arrested on Feb. 24. Jeff Passan, Paula Lavigne and Charlie Moynihan of ESPN reported the police officer described him as “argumentative.”
The ESPN document also pointed out the case turned into as soon as in the begin filed on Oct. 28, which turned into as soon as in some unspecified time in the future earlier than the White Sox officially hired La Russa.
Final Monday, Bob Nightengale of USA Nowadays cited a excessive-ranking team respectable who said the manager’s job turned into as soon as now not in jeopardy.
Chicago’s resolution to rent the 76-one year-light La Russa turned into as soon as a surprise even earlier than this case turned into public files. Whereas he’s a Hall of Famer with three World Series titles, he also hasn’t managed since the 2011 season.
