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The Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner was booked into the Maricopa County Jail Wednesday after an alleged domestic-violence incident.
Goodyear police spokeswoman Lisa Kutis says Griner and fiancée Glory Johnson were arrested following a physical fight. Johnson also plays in the WNBA, as a forward for the Tulsa Shock, and was jailed on the same charges as Griner.
Here’s all the information released by police:
Goodyear Police received a 911 call at approx. 4:30 pm on Wednesday regarding a physical fight between the two subjects. Upon arrival officers found the two had been in a physical fight with one another resulting in minor injuries to both. They were both arrested and booked into 4th Ave. jail on assault and disorderly conduct charges.
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Griner was the first overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft, and was an All-Star selection in each of her first two seasons.
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