David Ortiz – Dominican Court Convicts 10 Of 13 People Accused Of Attempting To Murder Former MLB Star

David Ortiz

David Ortiz – Dominican Court Convicts 10 Of 13 People Accused Of Attempting To Murder Former MLB Star

David Ortiz is receiving justice!

According to new reports, on Monday (Dec. 26) a court in the Dominican Republic convicted 10 out of the 13 people accused of attempting to kill David Ortiz in Santo Domingo on June 9, 2019. 

David Ortiz

Rolfi Cruz and Eddy Vladimir, suspects in the former Major League Baseball star’s attempted murder case, were sentenced to 30 years each in prison. They received the longest sentences among the defendants. The verdict from the First Collegiate Court of Santo Domingo revealed that eight other defendants received five to 20 year sentences behind bars. Victor Vasquez, the alleged kingpin of the attack, is one of the three defendants who were acquitted during the trial due to insufficient evidence. 

David Ortiz

As previously reported, Dominican authorities claim the target was meant to be Sixto David Fernandez, who was sitting at a table at a local bar with the victim when he was shot. David Ortiz spent six weeks in a hospital in Boston, undergoing two surgeries, after the shooting. Dominican authorities said the full sentence will be read on Feb. 8, 2023.

David Ortiz

Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star who assisted the Red Sox in ending their 86-year championship drought in 2004. The baseball player retired after the 2016 season with 541 career home runs. The team has since retired the 47-year-old’s uniform No. 34 and he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first feature on the ballot back in January.

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