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Delonte West Arrested On Weapons Charges
Raul Rivero 23 mins ago



UPPER MARLBORO, MD (WUSA)--Prince Georges County Police say that Delonte West, a starting guard for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, was arrested at 10PM, September 17, 2009, for possession of two handguns and a shotgun.

Prince Georges Police say West was stopped for unsafe lane changing while riding his Can Am Spyder motorcycle, northbound on I-495 at Central Avenue.

Police say that officers found that West had two handguns and a shotgun in his possession and arrested him. West, police add, was very cooperative.

A Prince Georges County Police official says that West was released on personal recognizance. Court records indicate that he is scheduled to appear in court on November 20, 2009.

Delonte West is a graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he led the Raiders to their first tournament appearance. West played for the Boston Celtics, the Seattle Supersonics and was traded to the Cavaliers in February 2008.

Written by 9NEWS NOW

PDcavsinsider Cavs: guard Delonte West was arrested last night outside Washington D.C. on a weapons charge after a traffic stop. More info to come.

By Matt Zapotosky
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 18, 2009; 3:46 PM
An NBA star and former area high school player was pulled over and arrested in Prince George's County on Thursday night after a police officer found he was carrying three loaded guns, authorities said.

Delonte West, a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was driving a three-wheeled motorcycle north on Interstate 95 near Route 214 in the Largo area when he cut off a Prince George's County police officer, authorities said. The officer pulled him over, and West told the officer that he was carrying a handgun in his waistband.

That prompted the officer to call for backup, and investigators found that West was actually carrying three guns: a Beretta 9mm in his waistband, a Ruger .357 strapped to his leg and a shotgun in a guitar case slung over his back, said Maj. Andy Ellis, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Police Department.

West, who is 26 and lives in Brandywine, was arrested and charged with speeding and two counts of carrying a handgun, Ellis said. He was released today on personal recognizance, according to Ellis and online court records.

Ellis said it was unclear where West was going and why he was armed.

Gordon Bombay wrote:these are the repricussions for not getting delonte his doughnuts...him hunting you down with two handguns and a shotgun on his motorcycle

next time, the doughnuts will be hot and fresh

landphil wrote:I know this is not necessarily the same situation but this reminded me of plax case which got me thinking, what will happen from this in terms of any jail time, where the guns registered, what is the law here in regards to carrying firearms? I know it isnt at all the same as the plax case before anyone starts telling me it isn't I know that but I just wanna know what you guys think will happen?

Benedict_Boozer wrote:I will reserve judgment until/if he is actually sentenced.

Benedict_Boozer wrote:But this was a dumb ass move on his part.

cavsfan_osiris wrote:DJG whad up man? I don't know if you remember me from the old cavs boards. Long time no see.

Delonte El Mariachi he is not to be messed with.

Niko23 wrote:^

Haha Desperado rocked!

He was makin a house call to Arenas!!

cavsfan_osiris wrote:DJG whad up man? I don't know if you remember me from the old cavs boards. Long time no see.

Delonte El Mariachi he is not to be messed with.