A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says a top prospect for the San Francisco Giants offered the family of a man he allegedly killed nearly $140,000 so they would drop the case against him.Jose Antonio Polanco tells The Associated Press that Angel Villalona has already paid $55,000 and expects to offer another $83,000. Polanco said on Tuesday he will continue to pursue the case even if the family considers the money compensation for the killing of 25-year-old Mario Felix de Jesus Velete.
Police say Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the Sept. 19 bar shooting in La Romana.
He was released last Friday on $14,000 bail after the family released a statement saying they had accepted the money.
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