Angel Cabrera Arrested In Rio After Landing On Interpol's Red Code List

What a couple of weeks it’s been for famous golfers.

We had Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player accepting the medal of freedom others turned down following the Capitol carnage, Justin Thomas’ homophobic slur picked up on Golf Channel sound, Donald Trump was impeached (again) for inciting an insurrection, and now an arrest in Brazil.

Two-time major winner Ángel Cabrera was arrested by Brazil’s federal police and faces extradition to his home country of Argentina on domestic assault related charges.

AP’s Mauricio Savarese reports fromn Sao Paulo:

Two federal police officers based in Rio separately confirmed to The Associated Press that Cabrera was the man arrested. Both agreed to give the information only if granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the topic publicly.

The police statement said the arrest was authorized by Brazil’s top court and the man would be held until his extradition to Argentina. Officials in Argentina have charged the suspect with assault, theft, illegal intimidation and repeated disrespect to authorities, the statement said.

Argentine media reported earlier in January that Cabrera’s former wife, Silva Rivadero, had filed two charges against the golfer. The reports also said that Cecilia Torres, another former partner, claimed Cabrera had punched her, threatened her and attempted to run her over with his car in 2016.

Cabrera did not play the November Masters after having wrist surgery in the U.S.

A Sun report suggested he may have still been here but turned up, naturally, in Brazil.