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NBA star Arenas charged with felony gun possession and already talking about a plea

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this new CNN story, "Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony gun violation after admitting he drew guns in the team locker room in a highly publicized December 21 incident." Here's more: Arenas was charged with one count of carrying a pistol without a license, according to court documents filed Thursday. There was no immediate comment from his attorney, Kenneth L. Wainstein. It wasn't immediately clear when Arenas, who has been indefinitely suspended from the NBA, would be arraigned on the charge. The document that describes the charge is called an "information," which is filed when a plea agreement has been reached.... Arenas, a three-time NBA All-Star, spent January 15 in a voluntary meeting with federal prosecutors at the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 14, 2010 (boomark / email).