Gilbert Arenas receives 2 years probation for felony gun charge

On his way to get sentenced for amassing a small army of guns illegally, Gilbert Arenas found time to sign an autograph. Glad to know it’s all about the kids Gilbert.

But the judge must have felt some sympathy for him as he received a 2 year probation sentence, 30 days in a halfway house, and 400 hours of community services.

Via Fanhouse

Arenas, who pleaded guilty to a single felony count of possessing a gun without a license, could have received up to six months in prison under a deal worked out with prosecutors in January.

Prosecutors said while they didn’t think Arenas was going to carry out his threat to shoot Crittenton in a dispute that started over a card game debt, the incident couldn’t be considered a misguided joke. Arenas brought four guns and put them in front of Crittenton’s locker as a “calculated response to confront a more junior player” and later tried to pressured Crittenton into covering up the crime, Kavanaugh wrote.

Kenneth Wainstein, Arenas’ lawyer, argued that the incident was a “misguided attempt to play a prank” and provided 34 letters to detailed everything from Arenas’ charity work to his impoverished childhood. Wainstein said even without court-imposed sanctions, Arenas has been punished enough due to lost salary, endorsements and prestige.

Arenas should consider himself one lucky SOB. Not only did he brandish an unlicensed gun, but he repeatedly lied to to the police going so far as to fabricate a numerous amount of fairy tales about the incident.

The only decision left to be made about Arenas’ future lies with NBA commissioner David Stern. He’ll likely suspend Arenas again for some time, although the length remains up in the air. In the meantime, I hear there are some stellar pick-up games at the D.C. halfway house. Arenas can plenty of time to hone his skills there.

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