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Cavs guard
arrested with shotgun, two handguns
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MARLBORO, Maryland (AP) - 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.
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.
West has also served as one of the many celebrity
instructors who travels to Jamaica each summer as part
of the Rujohn
Foundation's Celebrity Sports Camps, held in
Kingston, Montego Bay and more recently Negril.

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