Ex-Card and WS Winner Raphael Furcal can still throw a missile

[blackinkbiz]

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025 ... n-broward/

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rafael Furcal, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star shortstop, turned himself in at the Broward County jail to face two felony charges Wednesday, according to online records.

Furcal, 47, of Weston, is facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle for an incident that happened on Monday, court and arrest records show.

Details about the case weren’t immediately available Thursday, including the incident location. Court records listed the Broward Sheriff’s Office as the “filing agency,” but a BSO spokesperson directed questions about the arrest to Sunrise police.

Arrest documents state he went to the BSO Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale at around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday to “self-surrender without incident.” An attached warrant, signed by a Sunrise Police Department detective, contains a listing of the charges but no information about what allegedly led to them.

Local 10 News has contacted Sunrise police seeking additional information.

Furcal, a native of the Dominican Republic, spent 14 seasons at baseball’s highest level from 2000 to 2014, playing mostly for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers.

He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 2000 with the Braves and won a World Series ring in 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals.

He wrapped up his career in South Florida in 2014, playing in nine games for the Miami Marlins.

Wednesday’s arrest is not Furcal’s first run-in with the law. While playing for the Braves, he was arrested twice for driving under the influence in Georgia: in 2000 and 2004.

He was no longer listed in active BSO inmate records late Thursday morning.

[ggnoobs]

What? Lol

[blackinkbiz]

What? Lol

Haha. I know, right ... where do you even get a missile to throw?

[Basil Shabazz]

I am imagining that this may have been some sort of firework. Still dangerous as Fruck.

[ggnoobs]

AI says:

"The charge of "throwing a deadly missile into an occupied dwelling, vehicle, building, or aircraft" refers to a criminal offense under Florida law, specifically Florida Statute 790.19. It involves intentionally throwing, hurling, or projecting an object that could cause death or serious bodily harm into or at a structure or vehicle that is occupied by people.
Key Elements of the Charge:
Deadly Missile: This can be any object—such as a rock, brick, bottle, or explosive device—that, when thrown, is capable of causing significant harm or death. The object doesn’t need to be inherently deadly; its potential for harm in the context matters.

Occupied: The target must be a dwelling (like a house or apartment), vehicle (car, bus, etc.), building, or aircraft where at least one person is present at the time of the act.

Intent: The act must be intentional or reckless, showing disregard for the safety of others.

Legal Consequences:
In Florida, this is classified as a second-degree felony.

Penalties can include up to 7 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both, depending on the case's severity and the defendant’s criminal history.

Example Scenarios:
Throwing a brick through the window of an occupied house.

Hurling a heavy object at a car with passengers inside.

Tossing an explosive or dangerous item into a building where people are present.

In Rafael Furcal’s case, the specific details of the "deadly missile" or the circumstances aren’t fully public yet, as the investigation is ongoing. The charge indicates authorities believe he threw or projected a dangerous object into an occupied space, endangering others."

[blackinkbiz]

AI says:

"The charge of "throwing a deadly missile into an occupied dwelling, vehicle, building, or aircraft" refers to a criminal offense under Florida law, specifically Florida Statute 790.19. It involves intentionally throwing, hurling, or projecting an object that could cause death or serious bodily harm into or at a structure or vehicle that is occupied by people.
Key Elements of the Charge:
Deadly Missile: This can be any object—such as a rock, brick, bottle, or explosive device—that, when thrown, is capable of causing significant harm or death. The object doesn’t need to be inherently deadly; its potential for harm in the context matters.

Occupied: The target must be a dwelling (like a house or apartment), vehicle (car, bus, etc.), building, or aircraft where at least one person is present at the time of the act.

Intent: The act must be intentional or reckless, showing disregard for the safety of others.

Legal Consequences:
In Florida, this is classified as a second-degree felony.

Penalties can include up to 7 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both, depending on the case's severity and the defendant’s criminal history.

Example Scenarios:
Throwing a brick through the window of an occupied house.

Hurling a heavy object at a car with passengers inside.

Tossing an explosive or dangerous item into a building where people are present.

In Rafael Furcal’s case, the specific details of the "deadly missile" or the circumstances aren’t fully public yet, as the investigation is ongoing. The charge indicates authorities believe he threw or projected a dangerous object into an occupied space, endangering others."

The more I thought about it the more I thought the term "missile" might not be a literal translation but rather refer to a projectile of some sort. Because for real, where the F you gonna obtain an actual missile. lol

[rockondlouie]

Furcal did have a gun (re: arm), dude could throw near M. Winn level so if he threw a rock or other projectile he could seriously hurt someone.

[OldRed]

Cardinals May have not won the 2011 WS without him. I wish him well.

[VegasVinny]

Not what I was expecting to read.

[Gob]

That sounds like a war crime.

[ShakeyWalton]

Cardinals May have not won the 2011 WS without him. I wish him well.

He’s racking up felonies for throwing objects with deadly force, and yet you “wish him well”? That’s…… strange.

[Dewey Kuey]

This is a translation from a Dominican reporter. Seems he got into it with a truck driver and the trucker pulled a knife on him.

“Attention: I spoke with Rafael Furcal who is at home with his family at this time, he confirmed the arrest by personally turning himself in to the authorities after returning from seeing his son at university, the weapon he used was a ROCK with which he hit the truck driver in the hand who attacked him with a knife, the charges are under investigation after the police heard the version of the former Dominican player upon his return and presentation to the police station.”

[AZGOLF]

Missile is just a legal term for anything that is thrown or sent through the air at someone. Anything you pick up and throw at someone or something, it becomes a missile be it a rock or a brick or a stick or an axe. For example, if Earnest T Bass chucked a rock at Deputy Fife and hit him in the head, Sherriff Taylor would charge him with hurling a missile at Deputy Fife and fine him $10.

[ramfandan]

When reading the elements and criteria , it seems to me Bob Gibson's pitching fits the elements of a felony.
When he buzzed a fastball just under a guy's chin at home plate, his 'missile' nearly killed batters.
It certainly was intentional (one of the elements ), the baseball fits the criteria too.