Rays' Wander Franco hit with gun charge amid trial for alleged sex abuse of minor

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who is already on trial over allegations of sexual abuse of a minor, was hit with an illegal possession of a handgun charge on Sunday, prosecutors in the Dominican Republic said.

The charge stemmed from an arrest on Nov. 10 after Franco was in an altercation in a parking lot in San Juan de La Maguana, the Dominican Public Prosecutor’s Office said. No one was injured in the incident, but officials said a semiautomatic Glock 19 was found in Franco’s vehicle.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Prosecutors said the handgun was registered under Franco’s uncle. Franco’s lawyer, Antonio Garcia Lorenzo, said that b...