Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West arrested on weapons charges

[QUOTE]CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers guard Delonte West was arrested Thursday night near his offseason home in Maryland for weapons possession.

According to the police report, West was charged with at least two counts of handgun on person, and for driving the vehicle in excess of reasonable and prudent speed. He was pulled over on his motorcycle in Upper Marlboro, Md. on I-495.

WUSA, a television station in Washington D.C., reported that West was pulled over at 10 p.m. Thursday for making an unsafe lane change on his motorcycle. The station reported that police said West had two handguns and a shotgun in his possession and was arrested.

West was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 20.

West's agent did not immediately return a message from The Plain Dealer. The Cavs had no comment as they gathered information about the incident.

The team is scheduled to begin training camp a week from Monday.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2009/09/cleveland_cavaliers_guard_delo_3.html[/url]

Sorry if this has already been posted...
But damn, what the hell is he doing with two handguns and a shotgun:wtf:

1) If I'm a player, I'm probably carrying a (legal) weapon fairly often

2) 2 pistols and a shotgun?! He's a spacey dude, maybe he was pretending to be Hiro Protagonist.

3) What exactly do "weapons charges" entail in Maryland? Were they concealed? Unregistered? Was it because of the shotgun?

[QUOTE=Black Joker]
But damn, what the hell is he doing with two handguns and a shotgun:wtf:[/QUOTE]
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Damn. I kind of liked Delonte. One of my favorite Cavs players. I wish he wouldn't do stupid **** like this that makes it harder to like him.

Doesn't he have depression?

LOL

How do you carry 2 handgun AND a shotgun on a motorcycle??

He was on a motorcycle. Seems really weird to be carrying a shotgun and 2 handguns on a bike.:confusedshrug:

[QUOTE=Darius]LOL

How do you carry 2 handgun AND a shotgun on a motorcycle??[/QUOTE]

You gotta be gangsta to pull that off. Probably one on each hip, and then a shotgun slung across his back.

Or like this.

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Delonterminator.

:hammerhead: :hammerhead: :hammerhead:

No reason ever to carry a gun unless your a law officer.

[quote=G.O.A.T]No reason ever to carry a gun unless your a law officer.[/quote]

Unless you're a highly recognizable person who's multi-million dollar salary is widely reported in the media that works in an industry that's seen many of your peers specifically targeted for this reason.

[QUOTE]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. [/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091802528.html[/url]

Hands down, man's down.

[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Unless you're a highly recognizable person who's multi-million dollar salary is widely reported in the media that works in an industry that's seen many of your peers specifically targeted for this reason.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, because I'm going to go rob an NBA player unarmed. Or, even better, because an NBA player will get his own gun out so quickly so as to shoot me before I can even point mine. Well, Eddie House might.

And all guns were loaded.

This is bad [IMG]http://www.soonet.ca/images/smilies/Smile/suicide.gif[/IMG]

[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]Unless you're a highly recognizable person who's multi-million dollar salary is widely reported in the media that works in an industry that's seen many of your peers specifically targeted for this reason.[/QUOTE]

Completely disagree. Hire a security guard or multiple ones. Or avoid areas where you need a gun. I've never once heard a story of a celebrity save their own life with a gun.

Two things can happen if someone you are successful when a gun is pulled. They get killed or someone else does. Either way at least one life is ruined.

See what I mean?

Man why people be acting like when somebody be strapped they a bad person? Dc is a terrible place to live so I don't blame him. He should have had em registered tho. It wasn't a normal motorcyle either it was on a spyder. He had a shotgun in a guitar case desperado style.

a person suffering (suffered before) from depression carrying around a few weapons is very badnews. If this was NY he'd be looking at 3 1/2 years easy. WTF is going on with him.

[QUOTE=cavsfanatic]Man why people be acting like when somebody be strapped they a bad person? [/QUOTE]

Not bad, stupid.

[QUOTE=cavsfanatic]Dc is a terrible place to live so I don't blame him.[/QUOTE]

Then move.

[QUOTE=cavsfanatic]He should have had em registered tho. It wasn't a normal motorcyle either it was on a spyder. He had a shotgun in a guitar case desperado style.[/QUOTE]

At least he's ruining his career in style.

[QUOTE=cavsfanatic]Man why people be acting like when somebody be strapped they a bad person? Dc is a terrible place to live so I don't blame him. He should have had em registered tho. It wasn't a normal motorcyle either it was on a spyder. He had a shotgun in a guitar case desperado style.[/QUOTE]
you don't need to drive around DC with a shotgun and two other guns. its not beirut. And unless he was delivering medicine to his dying kids, if somewhere is THAT dangerous you should not be there. WTF are you smoking? Don't be such a homer, you can be a big D-West fan and still reazlie this was asinine.

[QUOTE=Lebron23]Delonterminator.

[/QUOTE]

Westinator.

"I'll be back!!.....behind the 3 point line."

Guess he has to go to jail for at least 2 years like Plaxico Burress.

Bye Delonte. Nice knowing you. :pimp: Thanks for ruining Lebron's championship aspirations and now Lebron will bolt to the Knicks. It's all coming together.:cheers:

[QUOTE=G.O.A.T]At least he's ruining his career in style.[/QUOTE]

:oldlol:


I'm curious to know where the f@ck he was going.

Will Cavaliers be able to use the JBE?

That's the JailBird Exception.....

[QUOTE=StroShow4]:oldlol:


I'm curious to know where the f@ck he was going.[/QUOTE]

Deshawn Stevenson's house maybe.

If the NBA will suspend him?

More playing time for Anthony Parker, Rookie Danny Green, and Daniel Gibson.

I hope this is not an illegal possession of firearms.

:ohwell: :ohwell: :ohwell:

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Yo Delonte, Im really happy for you, I'll let you finish, but Plaxico Burress had one of the best weapons charge arrests of all time

[QUOTE=Mikaiel][url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091802528.html[/url][/QUOTE]


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I'm sorry but this is the most badass thing I've ever heard of.

A THREE-WHEELED motorcycle, a gun in the WAISTBAND, a gun strapped to his LEG, and a SHOTGUN IN A GUITAR CASE??

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[QUOTE=Lebron23]If the NBA will suspend him?

More playing time for Anthony Parker, Rookie Danny Green, and Daniel Gibson.

I hope this is not an illegal possession of firearms.

:ohwell: :ohwell: :ohwell:[/QUOTE]

If they lose West they're in trouble, that's a big hit, he really came on last year, he was their second best player vs. Orlando.

A great law practice to start is a specialty in just defending professional athletes. What a great niche. Solid business all year round.

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

So, Delonte was driving a go-cart, basically?

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Oh, and who would believe that an NBA player could play the guitar?

[QUOTE=G.O.A.T]If they lose West they're in trouble, that's a big hit, he really came on last year, he was their second best player vs. Orlando.[/QUOTE]


Anthony Parker will be our starting SG.

I had watched some of the games of Danny Green in College, and the kid is going to be a great role player in the NBA. He's also a good 3 points shooter.

Daniel Gibson will likely play more minutes If the league suspended Delonte West for the season opener.

[QUOTE]The five-year veteran was later released on his own recognizance and told to appear in court on Nov. 20.

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At least he'll be able to start the season, unless he's suspended.

[QUOTE=bagelred]At least he'll be able to start the season, unless he's suspended.[/QUOTE]


:applause: :applause: :applause:

[QUOTE=bagelred]At least he'll be able to start the season, unless he's suspended.[/QUOTE]

Of course he'll be suspended. Sebastian Telfair was suspended and he just had a single gun. Delonte was a one-man army.

I will just wait and see what was going on. But go ahead, call him stupid,etc.

[QUOTE=Darius]:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I'm sorry but this is the most badass thing I've ever heard of.

A THREE-WHEELED motorcycle, a gun in the WAISTBAND, a gun strapped to his LEG, and a SHOTGUN IN A GUITAR CASE??

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:[/QUOTE]

he gained my respect :bowdown:

As a celebrity or sports star, is it really all that necessary to carry a firearm? What is the point? I understand it is a fundamental American right this country was built on, but with all the entourage and money, I find it so imprudent that so many of our celebrities and sports stars are being arrested on gun charges.

[QUOTE=phoenix18]I will just wait and see what was going on. But go ahead, call him stupid,etc.[/QUOTE]

He cut off a police officer when he had a 9mm, a .357 and a shotgun. And all of these were loaded. How is that not stupid ? :confusedshrug:

[QUOTE=The Poet]As a celebrity or sports star, is it really all that necessary to carry a firearm? What is the point?[B] I understand it is a fundamental American right this country was built on[/B], [/QUOTE]

I'm sure that's what Plaxico was saying as they put the orange jumpsuit on him.

[QUOTE=Mikaiel]He cut off a police officer when he had a 9mm, a .357 and a shotgun. And all of these were loaded. How is that not stupid ? :confusedshrug:[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: I never said it wasnt. I just said I will wait and see and go ahead and keep calling him stupid. That is all.