According to the Lawrence Journal-World, Boston Red Sox prospect Cody Kukuk was arrested in Long Beach Calif., on Wednesday on an outstanding warrant in connection with a home-invasion robbery that took place in Lawrence, Kansas on Nov. 8.
Kukuk, 21, is a native of Lawrence. Another man, 20-year-old Gabriel Patterson, was also arrested in Long Beach in connection with the same robbery. Both men have been charged and will remain jailed without bail.
Two other men, 21-year-old Zachary John Pence and 19-year-old Driskell Alan Johnson, were charged in the same robbery last week in Kansas.
Here are a few more details from the Lawrence Journal-World report:
Police alleged that the men entered the Arkansas Street apartment with handguns, battered residents and took their belongings, McKinley said last week.
Court documents allege that cash, two cellphones, an Xbox 360 and the contents of a safe were taken during the incident.
Kukuk and Patterson remain in jail in Long Beach without bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s booking log. They make their first court appearance in California Thursday and face extradition, Pratt said.
According to WEEI, this marks the second arrest for Kukuk since he entered the Sox system as a seventh-round draft pick in 2011. He was also arrested on charges of driving under the influence in Fort Myers in May 2012. Those charges were later dropped, but the incident cost Kukuk all but five games of rookie ball in the Gulf Coast League.
The Red Sox have yet to comment on Kukuk's latest arrest, but the details are obviously disturbing.
Kukuk, a left-handed starter, was the their 21st rated prospect entering the 2014 season. He went 7-7 with a 4.87 ERA in 25 starts between Class-A and Advanced A-Ball. If nothing else, Kukuk's upside was notable and his development worth monitoring. Unfortunately, though, it looks like his poor decisions off the field will be his undoing.
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