Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Marcell Ozuna tries to play ‘celeb card’ as body camera footage of his 4:30am DUI arrested goes viral.
In the footage, you can clearly hear Ozuna tell an officer, “We win today and we just kind of celebrated.” He did add, though, that he thought he was completely fine to drive.
“I’m good, my man,” he said.
Multiple times during the stop, according to the video, Ozuna referenced his status as a Braves player — even saying at one point, “I’m just famous.”
The footage also shows Ozuna — who had roughly $8,000 worth of cash in his right front pocket — needed to pee so badly following his arrest, officers let him out his cuffs so he could relieve himself on a bush.
According to the report, just before administering field sobriety tests on Ozuna, the outfielder admitted he had drank “like three or four” beers before getting behind the wheel.
“If I’m drunk, if I can’t drive, I do like this,” the officer said in the docs, claiming Ozuna — who allegedly had $8,000 in cash in his pocket — “motioned for me to take his car key.”
After administering three tests, the officer arrested Ozuna. But, according to the cop, Ozuna refused both a breath test and a blood test.
Records show he was eventually booked on charges of DUI and failure to maintain lane.
Hours before the arrest, the Braves had won a huge game over the Mets in Atlanta — but Ozuna did not play in the contest.
The officer reportedly smelled alcohol and observed that Ozuna’s eyes were red and watery. The officer then asked Ozuna why he was in Norcross and he replied “the party.”
Ozuna gave the police officer his Florida driver’s license and MLB ID card that indicated him to be a member of the Atlanta Braves.
Ozuna was charged with DUI and failure to maintain lane and booked into the jail.
The Braves organization released the following statement Friday on Ozuna’s DUI arrest:
“The Atlanta Braves are aware of Marcell Ozuna’s arrest this morning and are still gathering all the facts pertaining to the incident. Our organization takes these matters very seriously and are obviously disappointed by the situation. As this is a legal matter, we will have no further comment until the process is complete.”
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