Suspended NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Dodges Bullet: Avoids Jail But Will Serve 30 Days in Halfway House on Gun Charge

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Suspended NBA Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas dodged the bullet Friday during sentencing. He won’t be going to jail, but he will have to spend 30 days in a halfway house and two years on probation, the Associated Press reported. The D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office had recommended a 3…

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Other Shoe Drops: 2nd NBA Player Jarvaris Crittenton Pleads Guilty of Gun Charge

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The other shoe dropped Monday in the gun drama involving suspended Washington Wizards’ star Gilbert Arenas. The other figure in the scandal, Wizards player Jarvaris Crittenton, 21, who has been injured all year, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of an unregistered Firearm and was sentenced to…

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U.S. Atty Files Gun Charge Against Gilbert Arenas; Guilty Plea Expected Friday

Gilbert Arenas By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Thursday charged troubled Washington Wizard star Gilbert Arenas with a felony for carrying a pistol without a license. The charge, which came in the form of a “criminal information” in D.C. Superior Court, the city’s criminal court, normally is an indication that…

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Washington Post Reports that Suspended NBA Star Gilbert Arenas in Talks With U.S. Atty Office Over Gun Scandal

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Is suspended Washington Wizards hoop star Gilbert Arenas ready to roll over and cop a gun-related plea? The Washington Post reports that that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. and Arenas’ attorneys, who include former U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein, have been in plea talks, and that Arenas could be…

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U.S. Atty Office Presents Grand Jury Evidence in NBA Star Gilbert Arenas’ Gun Case

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s seldom a good thing when an NBA basketball star continuously grabs more headlines off the court than on. The Washington Wizard’s star Gilbert Arenas has fallen into that category. The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Attorneys Office here on Tuesday began presenting evidence to a D.C. Superior…

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