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Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna arrested in domestic incident, charged with aggravated assault strangulation, misdemeanor battery

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday and charged with felony assault after a domestic incident in Sandy Springs, Ga., according to jail records on the Fulton County (Ga.) website.

Ozuna, 30, was charged with aggravated assault strangulation -- a felony that carries a minimum of one year and maximum of 20 years in prison -- and misdemeanor battery -- family violence, according to the records.

In a statement, the Braves said: "We learned of Marcell Ozuna's arrest earlier this evening and immediately informed the Commissioner's Office. The Braves fully support Major League Baseball's policy on domestic violence which stresses to the fullest that our society cannot and will not tolerate domestic violence in any form.