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April 20, 2007

Telfair arrested after loaded handgun found in his car

Boston Celtics star Sebastian Telfair was arrested early today after police said a loaded handgun was found in his car when he was stopped for speeding on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers.

Telfair, 21, who gave police addresses in White Plains and his native Brooklyn, was stopped shortly before 4 a.m. on the northbound Bronx River Parkway when police said his 2006 Land Rover was clocked going 77 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone.

Police said Telfair, who was driving, produced a Florida driver's license that had been suspended. Westchester County Police Officer Adrian Camacho subsequently found a loaded .45-caliber handgun under the front passenger seat, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O'Leary said.

Telfair and a passenger in the car, Al Eden Fuentes, 28, of Queens, were both charged with second-degree possession of a weapon, a felony. Telfair was also hit with a misdemeanor charge of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and issued summonses accusing him of speeding and driving without a license, violations.

"He was very polite and cooperative with our officer,'' O'Leary said of Telfair, who along with Fuentes was being held by county police.

Both men are expected to be arraigned later today in Yonkers City Court.

--JOURNAL NEWS

Posted by Chris Venditto  at 4:47 PM to Celtics | Permalink

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