A school basketball star who was in New York Metropolis for the NBA Draft was arrested on a number of fees on Saturday night time, based on a number of stories.
Jeremiah Davenport, who performed at Arkansas final season and Cincinnati from 2019 to 2023, and one other man had been stopped within the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, the New York Publish reported.
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Jeremiah Davenport of the Arkansas Razorbacks dribbles the ball towards the Florida Gators on the Stephen C. O’Connell Middle on Jan. 13, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Pictures)
Police advised the outlet that responding officers famous the scent of marijuana emanating from the automobile.
One responding officer noticed a firearm behind the passenger seat Davenport was in and he failed to supply an ID when requested, based on the New York Publish.
Davenport was charged with legal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of an ammo feed gadget and tinted home windows, officers stated. The opposite individual with Davenport reportedly averted prosecution.
Jeremiah Davenport of the Arkansas Razorbacks drives to the basket towards the South Carolina Gamecocks at Bud Walton Enviornment on Jan. 20, 2024, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Pictures)
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Davenport’s authorized assist lawyer advised a decide “there was critical search points with the case,” based on the newspaper. The previous Arkansas star reportedly declined to remark as he left jail.
He was not chosen within the NBA Draft after declaring in April.
Jeremiah Davenport of the Arkansas Razorbacks passes the ball in the course of the Kentucky Wildcats recreation at Rupp Enviornment on March 2, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. (Andy Lyons/Getty Pictures)
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He averaged 5 factors per recreation in 31 video games for Arkansas final season. The 2021-22 season was his greatest collegiate 12 months and it got here with the Bearcats. He had 13.4 factors per recreation in 32 begins.
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