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Friday, January 15, 2010

Jail Cakes -- Gilbert Arenas Cops a FELONY



So Mr. Guns-Are-Fun Gilbert Arenas just got charged with felony gun possession after “joking around” with 4 of his handguns in the Wizards locker room with teammate Javaris Crittenton.  CBS Sports reports:
Prosecutors charged Arenas with one count of carrying a pistol without a license, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The charges were filed in D.C. Superior Court in an “information,” a document that often signals a plea deal.
Arenas’ lawyer and the Wizards had no immediate comment.
Arenas, who has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA pending the investigation, has said he kept multiple guns in his locker at the Verizon Center. The three-time NBA All-Star said he wanted to keep them away from his children and didn’t know what he was doing is illegal.
He says he took them out of the locker on Dec. 21 in a “misguided effort to play a joke” on a teammate.
League officials have said the locker room incident stemmed from a card-game dispute between Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton on a plane trip two days earlier. At least seven Wizards players and coach Flip Saunders have appeared before a grand jury or been questioned by authorities.
Earlier Thursday, police searched for a gun at Crittenton’s apartment in Virginia but did not seize any evidence, according to court documents. It’s unclear what role Crittenton played in the incident and whether he had a gun. He has kept a low profile and has said he did nothing wrong.
This comes after being suspended indefinitely from the Wizards and watching his $111 million contract drift away into the sunset. Still laughing now Gilby? It's not funny when it's YOUR money, now is it?  
Ok but really, I don't think sending him to jail is really necessary.  I'm sure he's learned his lesson by being completely embarrassed, kicked out of the Wizards AND losing millions of dollars.  It's not like he hurt anyone, damn.  I kinda feel that way about Plaxico when he got sent off after shooting his damn self.  Some things are just punishment enough without even including jail time.  Just my opinion.

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