Milton Bradley charged with domestic abuse

The former Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley was accused of abusing his wife and could face 13 years in prison if convicted, prosecutors in the city on Friday.
Bradley, 34, was charged Thursday with 13 counts of administrative offenses of assault with a weapon, vandalism and threatening discourage witnesses to report.
In addition to imprisonment, Bradley faces $ 13,000 in fines and restitution if convicted.
He was released pending appearance in the program on January 24.

Prosecutors say Bradley threatened and hit his wife five times in 2011 and 2012. E 'was twice arrested in her home in 2011.
"During the incident, in November 2012, Bradley had pushed his wife against the kitchen wall and strangled her with both hands after she asked him to stop smoking marijuana before his son, and called his friends to leave his home in the San Fernando Valley, "the statement by the Office of the City Attorney.
Prosecutors allege a new conflict, the wife of Bradley struck him on the side, turned to him with a baseball bat and threatened with a knife, he said. "---- B'll be dead before divorce me"
"My client denies," said Bradley's lawyer, Harland Braun. "I spoke with him, as he said." His collection of short stories, I do not know what you say .. '
The couple, who has two son are separated and in the midst of divorce litigation.
Bradley played 11 years with the show in Montreal, Cleveland, Dodgers, Oakland, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Seattle.
Your story of the game was affected by the epidemic comparison. The Dodgers traded to Oakland in 2005 after throwing a water bottle at fans and had a falling out with the club as a journalist. During his brief Seattle was suspended for one game for punching referee ejected to assert called third strike.
He was a free agent, left the Mariners in 2011.