Former Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres second baseman Marcus Giles was arrested early Wednesday morning for domestic battery after his wife called the police. The details of the incident are somewhat sketchy, but the El Cajon police were called by the California Highway Patrol to the scene where the incident allegedly took place.Police arrived on the scene to find the Giles' car parked on the shoulder of the highway, placed Giles under arrest and took him into custody.
El Cajon Police Acting Lt. Fenton Sue said officers were called to eastbound Interstate 8 at Greenfield Drive at 3:20 a.m. by the California Highway Patrol. The CHP officers were with Giles, 31, and his wife Tracy, 30, who were in a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the freeway , Sue said.
Giles' wife told officers she was making a citizen's arrest on her husband for battery, Sue said. The incident happened near the intersection of I-8 and state Route 67, Sue said.
Giles was taken into custody on suspicion of domestic battery on a spouse, Sue said.
Tracy Giles was unhurt and was taken to El Cajon police headquarters to be interviewed, Sue said.
The details on what happened have not been released by the police but the CHP did say that they had a "be on the lookout" call for Giles' vehicle.While this is the first incident of this type involving Marcus Giles, it's not the first time a story like this has come out about his family. Marcus' brother Brian Giles had a lawsuit filed against him back in December of 2008 by an ex-girlfriend, Cheri Olvera, who claimed that Giles had physically and emotionally abused her throughout their relationship. Brian filed a countersuit claiming it was Olvera who had been abusing him.
