Iman Shumpert Arrested For Weed Possession At Dallas Airport: Report
INDEPENDENCE, OH - SEPTEMBER 25: Iman Shumpert #4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers at Cleveland Clinic Courts on September 25, 2017 in Independence, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
Iman Shumpert was reportedly arrested on drug charges.
According to a police report reviewed by gossip site TMZ, the NBA star was taken into custody at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Wednesday (August 3). While attempting to board a flight to Los Angeles, TSA found a plastic bag filled with a “green leafy substance” in Shumpert’s bag, which he admitted was weed. The substance reportedly weighed 6.12 ounces and the NBA star tested positive for marijuana.
Law enforcement officials told the outlet that he also “had a Glock magazine and 14 9mm rounds in his bag” but no gun.
TMZ reports that the athlete faces up to two years behind bars and a $10,000 fine.
Autumn Hawkins is the National Hip-Hop and R&B writer for Beasley Media, currently residing in New Jersey. Prior to working at Beasley Media, she was in broadcast news as an entertainment producer. When she's not impatiently waiting for Beyoncé to drop new music, she is reading, shopping, or planning a vacation.
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