Former MLB player found guilty of domestic assault, kidnapping

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A former MLB player from Columbia was found guilty on a pair of charges on Thursday.

A jury found Blake Tekotte, 38, guilty of second-degree domestic assault and kidnapping in a case that began in 2024. He was previously charged in the case with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. Tekotte is being held at the Boone County Jail. His sentencing date was not immediately available on Thursday evening.

Court documents in previous reporting say that on Nov. 17, 2023, Tekotte attacked another person and held them against their will.

He allegedly threw the victim’s phone before pinning them against the wall and hitting them, court documents in previous reporting say.

Tekotte was also charged earlier this year in a separate case with first-degree kidnapping and third-degree domestic assault.