Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was arrested Thursday after officers pulled him over for speeding on a motorcycle while carrying two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun in a guitar case. Link to full article : http://www.nba.com/2009/news/09/18/west.arrested.ap/index.html Thoughts? Wonder how long his jail time will be and he was a big factor on the cavs so that will definatley effect him.
Prince George's County police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Reedy said Friday the Cleveland Cavaliers player was arrested about 10 p.m. Thursday. Reedy said West was riding a Can-Am Spyder motorcycle north on the Capital Beltway in Upper Marlboro when he cut off an officer, who pulled him over. Police said a handgun was found in his pocket, another in his pant leg and a shotgun in a guitar case strapped to his back. Reedy said West "was very cooperative, there were no issues" during the incident. The 26-year-old West, who lives in Brandywine, was charged with speeding and weapons counts. It is illegal to carry concealed weapons and to transport loaded guns in Maryland, according to police. Reedy said West was released on his own recognizance early Friday. Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said the team was monitoring the situation. "We have been in communication with Delonte and his family," Ferry said in a statement. "We are gathering more information and will not have further comment until the appropriate time." Online court records did not list an attorney for West. Last year, West left the Cavaliers' training camp to seek treatment for depression and a "mood disorder" he said he has battled his entire life. At the time, he said he was taking medication and attending therapy sessions. West said his mood problems date to his childhood. West has said his mood swings seem to be most erratic when his life seems to be in order.
That is stupid. and he'll have his day in court. Can't comment further until additional details are released.
who the **** is he assassinating? that many guns must mean he's going for revenge or something. Desperado maybe?
LOL....what a morAn. Seriously though.....why the hell does he need so many loaded guns on him.....and on a freaking motorcycle! Reading that story, West sounds like complete TRASH. Not exactly the kind of specimens Stern wants representing the NBA...lol.
Not really about the story but I find him repulsive to look at. Not in an attractive/unattractive way, but for some reason just looking at the dude makes me uncomfortable, everything about the mofo is gross
At least he was cooperative and didn't pull one of his guns on the cop. Seriously, why he was carrying three guns has be inquired.
First of all, what kind person carries three guns on motorcycle? a duel weird handguns and shotgun in guitar case? was he going to rescue his girlfriend from Mexican mafias? Second, why is cop checking up on some people when they got pulled over? I mean I got pulled over many times, but cop never checked for guns or cracks.
Are you a black man with multiple tats? Actualy Delonte looks white but sure does talk black. Delonte is an interesting character, at times he's a very friendly and outgoing guy, other times he'd be just sitting in a dark room being gloomy, sometimes he'd blast his stereo in the middle of the night until the cops were called, other times you see him on his balcony painting. I didn't know it at the time but now I can see he's pretty bi-polar now.
Maybe he was going to use the guns to commit suicide? If that's the case, then why are we being so hard on him? Then again, that does seem doubtful.
Sounds like a classic case of a manic episode. His "mood disorder" could be bipolar I disorder, which has alternating periods of depression and mania. Mania would be exhibited in driving around on a motorcycle with 3 guns. If he was having a manic disorder he could have been driving anywhere with some confused plan as to what he wanted to do when he got there. The multiple guns sounds like a paranoid manifestation of his manic episode. If this is the case, don't bag on him because you think he's "a moron." He's sick and needs help. Of course I would never diagnose someone based off of a media report...
This is wrong on so many levels. 1. He is speeding on a motorcycle. Don't the players have some agreement on injury-risky activities? Jay Williams anyone? 2. He cut off a police officer. How dumb is that? 3. He carried three guns on his body. Nuff said. 4. He carried a shot gun in a guitar case RIDING ON A MOTORCYCLE. 5. his mood swings seem to be most erratic when his life seems to be in order.
