Former NBA guard Delonte West was arrested and jailed in Virginia early Thursday morning on misdemeanor costs of violating the situations of his launch and resisting arrest, based on native authorities.
West, 40, was launched on $2,000 bond at about 5:30 p.m. ET, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Workplace informed ESPN.
West is due in courtroom June 25 on drug possession and violation of pretrial situations costs after which due again July 11 on the extra costs of resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.
Fairfax County police noticed West round 1 a.m. in Groveton, Virginia, and sought to serve a warrant, police stated. A pursuit ensued, and officers discovered him unresponsive after dropping sight of him through the chase.
Narcan, which can be utilized to deal with narcotic overdoses in an emergency, was initially administered to West and did not have the specified impact, based on a police assertion. West was then transported to an area hospital, and Narcan labored after being administered a second time, police stated. West was launched from the hospital and transported to the Fairfax County Detention Heart.
West, who publicly mentioned his analysis of bipolar dysfunction throughout his NBA profession, has battled points with substance abuse in recent times. He was handled at a Florida drug rehabilitation remedy middle in 2021 and later ended up working on the facility after former Dallas Mavericks proprietor Mark Cuban helped him get his life again on monitor.
Cuban, who picked West up at a gasoline station in September 2020 after footage circulated of West panhandling at an intersection in Dallas, was one among a number of individuals within the NBA who tried to assist West on the time.
West averaged 9.7 factors and three.6 assists per sport over eight NBA seasons whereas enjoying for Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Mavericks. He final performed in 2011-12 with Dallas.
