A number of felony circumstances towards former NBA guard Delonte West had been dismissed Tuesday after Virginia prosecutors determined to not pursue prices towards him, based on court docket information reviewed by ESPN.
The circumstances centered on prices of felony drug possession and violation of pretrial situations and had been tied to separate arrests, the previous on March 17 and the latter on June 6.
West, 40, continues to be due again in court docket July 11 on further prices of resisting arrest and obstruction of justice, which stemmed from the June 6 arrest, when West was jailed and later launched on a $2,000 bond.
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In that June 6 arrest, 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 shedding sight of him through the chase. West was later launched from an space hospital and transported to the Fairfax County Detention Heart.
West, who publicly mentioned his prognosis of bipolar dysfunction throughout his NBA profession, has handled 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 observe.
Cuban, who picked West up at a fuel station in September 2020 after photos circulated of West panhandling at an intersection in Dallas, was one among a number of folks 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.
