I am gonna guess and say child support ???
here is another thread at a forum I post at
http://forum.turfnsport.com/general...g/34654-matt-garcia-taken-away-handcuffs.html
He's drinking again and his wife may have filed a domestic abuse charge. They were going to let him ride the first race, but when the Sheriff showed up, he was ready to bolt from the track.
When they arrested him, instead of taking him out the more-private employee entrance, they paraded him all the way through the track from the east end where the jocks are, to the west end, in cuffs.
When they arrested him, instead of taking him out the more-private employee entrance, they paraded him all the way through the track from the east end where the jocks are, to the west end, in cuffs.
DEL MAR: Jockey arrested before race : North County Times - Californian
quote by tz
quote by tz
If he only beat the horses the same way he beat his wife, he might have had a decent career.(Might get arrested by the politically correct police for that one.)
DEL MAR ---- A 38-year-old jockey was arrested by sheriff's deputies while still in his racing silks Friday afternoon at the Del Mar Racetrack, Sgt. Roy Castaneda said.
The man, Matthew Garcia, was wanted by police in Monrovia for his alleged role in a recent domestic violence incident, Castaneda said. Details of the incident haven't been made public. Monrovia police were unavailable for comment Friday.
Joe Harper, president of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, said track security and sheriff's deputies were made aware of Garcia's status by Monrovia authorities. They had agreed to let Garcia ride his one scheduled race Friday afternoon then arrest him after it, he said.
But deputies decided to make the arrest before Garcia's race when they saw him come out of the paddock and feared he may flee after his race, Harper said. The jockey was allowed to change into civilian clothes before being taken to the Encinitas Sheriff's Substation for questioning, he said.
"You don't like to see this on (the track's television station) and in the middle of the paddock," Harper said, "but the deputies followed protocol."
No further information was available.
The man, Matthew Garcia, was wanted by police in Monrovia for his alleged role in a recent domestic violence incident, Castaneda said. Details of the incident haven't been made public. Monrovia police were unavailable for comment Friday.
Joe Harper, president of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, said track security and sheriff's deputies were made aware of Garcia's status by Monrovia authorities. They had agreed to let Garcia ride his one scheduled race Friday afternoon then arrest him after it, he said.
But deputies decided to make the arrest before Garcia's race when they saw him come out of the paddock and feared he may flee after his race, Harper said. The jockey was allowed to change into civilian clothes before being taken to the Encinitas Sheriff's Substation for questioning, he said.
"You don't like to see this on (the track's television station) and in the middle of the paddock," Harper said, "but the deputies followed protocol."
No further information was available.
