Seems as if NBA players just can't catch a break.
First newly retired NBA center Shaquille O'Neal and the accusations of him hiring a hit man and also planting a tracking device on then current wife Shaunie's car, then former NBA player Samaki Walker is arrested on Marijuana and steroid charges, then Jalen Rose sentenced to 20 days for a DUI, then former player Tony Kukoc arrested for alleged Croatian prostitution ring, now Darius Miles tries to smuggle a loaded gun through airport security. Smh moment for real.
According to STL Today:
Former NBA player and East St. Louis native Darius Miles was arrested Wednesday afternoon at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for allegedly trying to bring a loaded firearm through security, authorities said.
Miles, 29, was arrested about 3:30 p.m. after Transportation Security Administration personnel discovered the weapon during an X-ray screening at the airport, according to information from a TSA spokeswoman and a jail official. Miles was arrested by St. Louis Airport police, then booked into the St. Louis County jail in Clayton later Wednesday evening.
It was unclear whether the loaded gun was found inside luggage or whether Miles had been carrying the weapon. The weapon was discovered at the Concourse A checkpoint. Authorities did not say what type of gun was seized.
Miles was booked about 8:30 p.m. on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon, authorities said. He was to be booked and released pending application of a warrant on a formal criminal charge. He was not required to post bond.
The St. Louis County prosecutor's office will review the case and decide whether charges will be filed.
Apparently it is legal to transport a gun but it has to be in checked bagged. The gun has to be unloaded and packed in a hard-sided container and also be declared at check in.
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