Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer Tannier Rahier, a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft by Cincinnati, was arrested in Arizona on Saturday morning after allegedly assaulting a woman. He was booked on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assault with intent to injury, and has since been released.
The details from the Arizona Republic are disturbing.
Glendale police say Rahier got into an argument with a bartender at Pullano’s Pizza and refused to pay his tab. Rahier’s girlfriend led him outside, where he began arguing with her.
Rahier started throwing rocks at his girlfriend, police said. One rock, about 8-inches in diameter, reportedly hit the woman on the left side of her head, caused a deep cut and knocked her unconscious, according to the probable cause statement.
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Emergency crews transported the woman to the hospital, where she underwent tests and doctors said she may need stitches, police said. She told investigators she’d been dating Rahier for about a month and that their relationship was non-sexual, records show.
Glendale police said that Rahier, who had previously been arrested in Oklahoma for public intoxication, was under the influence when the incident occurred.
Rahier was given a bonus just shy of $650,000 coming out of high school in 2012 by the Reds. He’s hit .223/.274/.333 in 274 over three minor league seasons, never making it higher than A-ball.
If the Reds are smart and have some sense of common decency, they’ll cut ties with him as soon as possible. These charges are pretty, pretty terrible.
[Arizona Republic via Deadspin]
