Category Archives: Gun Crime
Felton, Raymond
Charge: Possession of a firearm
Arrest Date: February 25, 2014
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 29
Details: Felton turned himself into police following an arrest warrant for possessing an unlicensed handgun. The police were alerted by Felton’s estranged wife, who provided the gun to police and claimed he threatened her with it.
Williams, Terrence
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: May 19, 2013
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 26
Details: During a visitation exchange of their 10-year-old son in Washington, Williams pulled a gun on the child’s mother and made threats, prompting a call to police. The arrest took place only two months after Williams signed a non-guaranteed contract with Boston in March. Williams was subsequently waived in June, likely as a result of this arrest.
Wallace, Ben
Charge: Driving under the influence, carrying a concealed weapon
Arrest Date: September 24, 2011
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 37
Details: Wallace was pulled over in Detroit at 3am after being spotted driving erratically. He was found to have a .14 blood alcohol level and officers subsequently found an unloaded handgun in a backpack.
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Stephenson, Lance
Charge: Assault, harassment, menacing, and possession of a deadly weapon
Arrest Date: August 15, 2010
Franchise: Indiana Pacers
Age 19
Details: Two months after being drafted by the Pacers, Stephenson was arrested for felony assault after shoving his girlfriend down a flight of stairs. This was not his first bust for violence against women; two years earlier he was arrested for sexually abusing a 17 year-old girl.
Crittenton, Javaris
Charge: Unlawful possession of a firearm, attempting to carry a pistol without a license
Arrest Date: January 26, 2010
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 22
Details: Crittenton was the other player involved in the famous Gilbert Arenas gun fiasco in 2010. The two of them brought unloaded pistols into the Wizards locker room and brandished them during a confrontation over gambling debts on Christmas Eve 2009. He eventually was arrested and plead guilty to unlawful and unlicensed gun possession and received probation. He was also suspended for the remainder of the 2009-2010 NBA season, and never played in the NBA again. Two years later, in 2011, he was arrested for murder for allegedly gunning down a man he mistakenly thought had robbed him. Then while out on bond in 2014, he was again arrested and charged with selling hundreds of pounds of cocaine and marijuana.
Arenas, Gilbert
Charge: Carrying an unlicensed pistol
Arrest Date: January 14, 2010
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 28
Details: Arenas was famously arrested after it was disclosed that he brought an unloaded pistol into the Wizards locker room and brandished it during a confrontation over gambling debts with teammate Javaris Crittenton on Christmas Eve 2009. He eventually was arrested and charged with carrying an unlicensed pistol and was suspended for the remainder of the 2009-2010 NBA season. The arrest and suspension derailed his career and he was out of the league two years later. This was his third career arrest.
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West, Delonte
Charge: Speeding and possession of a handgun
Arrest Date: September 17, 2009
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 26
Details: After being pulled over for speeding on his motorcycle in Maryland, officers discovered three firearms on West. They found a 9mm pistol in his pocket, a 357 magnum handgun in his pantleg, and a shotgun in a guitar case strapped to his back, all loaded. It is illegal to carry concealed weapons and transport loaded guns in the state.
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Butler, Rasual
Charge: Concealed weapon
Arrest Date: June 23, 2008
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 29
Details: While in Miami, Butler was arrested after he pointed a loaded, unregistered handgun at a group of people following an altercation.
Wilcox, Chris
Charge: Concealed weapon
Arrest Date: May 31, 2008
Franchise: Seattle SuperSonics
Age 25
Details: Wilcox was a passenger in a car when he was pulled over, where officers discovered a concealed firearm. This was the second career arrest for Wilcox, both gun-related.
Alston, Rafer
Charge: Assault with a deadly weapon
Arrest Date: August 28, 2007
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 31
Details: Alston was arrested for stabbing a man after a minor altercation at a Manhattan nightspot. After the two accidentally bumped each other an argument ensued, at which point Alston slashed the man in the neck, causing minor injuries. This was Alston’s second arrest in three weeks.
