JLEW1818
1/14/2010, 04:55 PM
Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with felony gun possession, the Washington Post is reporting.
Arenas, who was suspended indefinitely without pay by NBA commissioner David Stern last week, was charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, according to the paper.
The charge was announced by the U.S. Attorney's office for the district on Thursday.
Arenas, a three-time All-Star, had admitted to taking unloaded guns out of his locker in a "misguided effort to play a joke" on a teammate following a gambling dispute during a team flight.
The teammate involved in the spat, Javaris Crittenton, had authorities search his apartment for a semiautomatic handgun in connection with the incident on Thursday afternoon.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4826597
Arenas, who was suspended indefinitely without pay by NBA commissioner David Stern last week, was charged with carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, according to the paper.
The charge was announced by the U.S. Attorney's office for the district on Thursday.
Arenas, a three-time All-Star, had admitted to taking unloaded guns out of his locker in a "misguided effort to play a joke" on a teammate following a gambling dispute during a team flight.
The teammate involved in the spat, Javaris Crittenton, had authorities search his apartment for a semiautomatic handgun in connection with the incident on Thursday afternoon.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4826597