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Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna arrested on domestic battery, assault charges

ATLANTA - Atlanta Braves Outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday by Sandy Springs police on domestic violence-related charges, jail records show.

Ozuna, 30, was booked into the Fulton County Jail on two charges for battery-family violence and aggravated assault-strangulation.

Sandy Springs police say they received a call around 12:26 p.m. about an assault at a home located on Windsor Cove. Officers later arrived at the home and heard "screaming coming from inside," police say.

According to the Sandy Springs police report, "officers entered the residence through the front door and witnessed the suspect grabbing the victim by the neck and throwing her against a wall.