Why Vlad Guerrero has turned himself in to police

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Former major leaguer Vladimir Guerrero said he has turned himself over to police in the Dominican Republic after reportedly being involved in a scuffle with a police officer in a disco.In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Guerrero denied he was involved in any attack."At no time did I attack anyone, nor was I fleeing," he told the AP. "I presented myself at the jail last night after the complaint from the disco, and this morning first thing I went to the police that are handling the case."A spokesman for the police in the Dominican Republic, Maximo Baez Aybar, said no charges have been filed against Guerrero. Baez Aybar, however, maintained that Guerrero was involved in a physical encounter with police officer Renato Pena Rojas."Mr. Vladimir Guerrero physically attacked Major Renato Pena Rojas after a brawl broke out in the disco in Nizao," Baez Aybar said. "We ask that he turned himself in so the case can be put in the hands of the justice system."The altercation took place in Nizao, which is located about 65 kilometers (40 miles) southwest of the Dominican capital Santo Domingo."All that is being alleged is false. Vladimir did not attack anyone -- absolutely no one," his lawyer Polivio Rivas told the AP. "We're going to follow the process, but everything will be cleared up."Guerrero is a free agent after finishing last season with the Baltimore Orioles.