Cleveland Cav’s Guard Delonte West Arrested on Weapons Charges

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard, Delonte West was pulled over and arrested in Prince George’s County on Thursday night after a police officer found he was carrying three loaded guns, authorities said. West also was a local high school basketball player in Maryland.

West was driving a three-wheeled motorcycle north on Interstate 95 near Route 214 in the Largo area when he cut off a Prince George’s County police officer, authorities said. The officer pulled him over, and West told the officer that he was carrying a handgun in his waistband.

This prompted the officer to call for backup. Investigators found that West was actually carrying 3 guns:

• a Beretta 9mm in his waistband,
• a Ruger .357 strapped to his leg
• and a shotgun in a guitar case slung over his back

West, who is 26 and lives in Brandywine, was arrested and charged with speeding and two counts of carrying a handgun, Ellis said. He was released today on personal recognizance, according to Ellis and online court records.

Ellis said it was unclear where West was going and why he was armed.