The Ford F150 truck with Florida plates was illegally parked on the median in the location, and proceeded to pull away without headlights, police said. The law enforcement official said police saw a burning marijuana cigarette, and the two were placed under arrest.
A New York City police official confirmed to FOX Sports that former National Basketball Association player Sebastian Telfair was one of two men arrested early Sunday on gun possession-related charges as well as possession of a controlled substance.
Telfair and the other man in the vehicle, 18-year-old Jami Thomas, were arrested after the officers saw a lit marijuana cigarette on the car's dashboard. Officers later found a.45 caliber handgun under the passenger seat.
Police arrested Telfair, 32, and charged him with criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a ballistic vest, criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of ammunition. Both Telfair and his friend said they didn't know how the gun got there. The NBA suspended him for three games.
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Telfair, like his cousin, Stephon Marbury, was a prized prospect at Lincoln High School in Coney Island.
The ex-point guard played on a number of teams between 2004 and 2013 - from the Portland Trail Blazers, the Boston Celtics, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers and finally to the Toronto Raptors. He now plays with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
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