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Super Bowl Champ Charged With Weapons Possession

By Steven Rodriguez

One of the stars of New York Giants’ Super Bowl team was arrested and charged with gun possession and released after posting $100,000 bail. He was not required to enter a plea yesterday and is due back in court March 31. Plaxico Burress allegedly carried a gun with him into a night club where he accidentally shot himself after drunkenly fumbling for the weapon in his pants. His teammate also allegedly was involved, hiding the weapon so that police couldn’t find it. Weaponscharges, especially firearm charges, are serious, and often athletes caught with weapons can make light of the situation. Burress allegedly laughed when he found out what the charges were. However, recent events in Los Angeles demonstrated the seriousness of weapons charges, firearms possession and the resulting consequences...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).