According to Inter News Service, a trial judge found cause to arrest junior middleweight contender Jorge "The Destroyer" Melendez for driving under the influence. The boxer is alleged to have been driving while intoxicated, not having a driver's license, using violence, using intimidation and resisting against public authority.
Judge Elmer Rodriguez set a bail of five thousand dollars, and he must appear on a court date of January 9 at the Court of First Instance in Bayamon.
The facts alleged against the fighter emerged on December 23 at 6:00 pm, when officers Juan Rodríguez and Joel Ortiz, assigned to Station B Highway Patrol, pulled over Melendez.
The boxer allegedly showed an aggressive attitude toward the officers, refused to show his documents, resisted arrest and also underwent breathalyzer test for alcohol - which yielded a .109 finding in his body, police said.
Judge Rodriguez set a date where Melendez (28-4-1, 26KOs) has to answer allegations for violence or intimidation against public authority, resisting or obstructing public authority under the criminal code, driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages and not possessing a valid driver's license.
