by David P. Greisman
Alex Guerrero, a cruiserweight prospect and the older brother of middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero, was arrested Feb. 6 for allegedly assaulting a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop, according to television station WBOC.
Guerrero is facing one count of second-degree assault and one count of resisting arrest, according to online court documents. He was released on his own recognizance and is due in court on April 9.
He is listed as 30 years old in court documents (and as 29 years old on BoxRec.com).
Guerrero was driving in Salisbury when a deputy pulled him over, then called in a drug dog to the scene, WBOC reported. Guerrero allegedly refused to get out of the vehicle, then later tried to keep a deputy from patting him down, tried to shove the deputy away and tried to keep from being handcuffed.
He last fought in June 2011, a win that brought his record to 7-0-1 (4 knockouts).
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