Former Braves player arrested again

LAWRENCEVILLE - Former Atlanta Braves center fielder Otis Nixon has been arrested once again.<br> <br> Gwinnett County sheriff&#39;s deputies arrested Nixon on Thursday after the company holding his bond from a January arrested decided to no longer honor it.<br> <br> He was brought to the Gwinnett County jail, where he remained Friday morning.<br> <br> Nixon, 45, was arrested Jan. 8 for allegedly threatening his bodyguard with a knife at a hotel near Norcross. In that case, he was released on $3,350 bond.<br> <br> But in February, Nixon was arrested in DeKalb County, accused of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman, said DeKalb County police spokesman Dale Davis. He did not show up for an Oct. 13 court date in that case, prompting DeKalb County authorities to issue a warrant for his arrest.<br> <br> That warrant caused Nixon&#39;s bond company to ``back off of his bond,&#39;&#39; said Gwinnett County sheriff&#39;s Lt. Nick Neal.<br> <br> ``It&#39;s their option,&#39;&#39; Neal said. ``When he did not show up for court, they may have thought he was going to flee.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Nixon holds the Braves&#39; single-season record for stolen bases with 72 in 1991. He stole 620 bases, 17th on the all-time list, in a 17-year major league career with nine teams from 1983 through 1999. He played for the Braves from 1991 through 1993 and again in 1999.

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