Baseball player who knelt during anthem arrested for pointing gun

First you take a knee, then you pull a gun. That’s the situation Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell finds himself in.

Maxwell was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly pointing a gun at a food delivery woman at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

TMZ first reported that incident, which includes an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge and disorderly conduct.

Last week Maxwell told TMZ that he was denied service at an Alabama restaurant.

“He was like, ‘You’re the guy who took the knee? I voted for Trump and I stand for everything he stands for,’” Maxwell told TMZ.

Maxwell became the first player in the majors to take a knee during the national anthem before a game when the Rangers were in Oakland on September. He continued to do it when the A’s visited Arlington for the final four games of the season.

This story was originally published October 29, 2017 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Baseball player who knelt during anthem arrested for pointing gun."