Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was convicted today in Van Nuys of multiple misdemeanors for attacking and threatening his estranged wife and faces up to seven years and six months in jail.
After a four-week jury trial, Bradley, 35, was found guilty of four counts of spousal battery, two counts of criminal threats, and one count each of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism and brandishing a deadly weapon, according to the City Attorney's Office.
"Domestic violence will not be tolerated, regardless of perceived celebrity or notoriety," City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said.The charges relate to four incidents of abuse in 2012 and one in 2011, during which he threatened to beat his wife Monique with a baseball bat, kicked her in the ribs, and choked her after she asked him to stop smoking marijuana in front of their two sons, according to Deputy City Attorney Michelle Lim.
In March 2012, Bradley threatened his wife with a knife and said, "You'll be dead ... before you divorce me," prosecutors said.The defense argued that Monique, now separated from Bradley, was exaggerating in order to get out of a prenuptial agreement and gain control in a custody dispute.
Bradley, who most recently played for the Seattle Mariners in 2010 and 2011, has a well-documented history of run-ins with umpires, managers, teammates and fans, including incidents when he was with the Dodgers in 2004 and 2005.
Bradley is set to be sentenced on July 2. Bail was set at $250,000.
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