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Reading comprehension fail.Arenas to do jail time
Which one of you mofos will doubt me ever again???????
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5021591
Prosecutors seek jail for Arenas
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ESPN.com news services
Prosecutors have recommended that Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas be sentenced to three months in jail for bringing guns into his team's locker room, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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In a sentencing memo to the court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh said Arenas at first gave inconsistent statements about why he had the guns in the Verizon Center locker room and did not show remorse, the newspaper reported.
Kavanaugh claimed that Arenas, who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of carrying a pistol without a license on Jan. 15, has shown "little genuine remorse for anything other than how this incident may affect his career," according to the report.
"If any other individual without fame, power and the wealth of this defendant, brought four firearms into the District for the purpose of a similar confrontation, the government would seek their incarceration and the court would almost certainly give it," Kavanaugh wrote, according to the Post.
Prosecutors also are seeking three years' probation and 300 hours of community service as part of the sentence, the newspaper reported. Arenas will be sentenced on Friday.
Arenas admitted to bringing four guns into the locker room following a heated argument with teammate Javaris Crittenton during a card game on the team plane.
Crittenton, who allegedly responded by pulling out a handgun of his own and chambering a round, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation.
Both players were suspended for the remainder of the NBA season.
In an interview with Esquire magazine, Arenas said he "deserved to be punished" and regretted that he had "messed up" the legacy of Wizards owner Abe Pollin, who died in November.
Pollin had changed his team's name to Wizards from Bullets in 1997 because of his concern over the connotation of the nickname with the city's high rate of crime at the time.
As part of a plea deal struck when Arenas agreed to plead guilty on Jan. 15, prosecutors said they would not seek more than six months in jail. However, Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin is not bound by the plea agreement and could sentence Arenas to as little as probation and as much as five years in jail.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Reading comprehension fail.Arenas to do jail time
If that happens, Agent Zero will become Agent Orange
Umm that's all well and good. But that article says the prosecutors are asking for jail time, not that the judge sentenced Arenas to do jail time. I'd wait until he's actually sentenced and given jail time before the "I told you so's."
Regardless, I think it would be a good thing for him to do some time, for Arenas personally. I still don't think he's really learned his lesson about how stupid he is.
Exactly. Nowhere in that article did was it stated that Arenas would be going to jail.
Agree. I also believe Arenas needs some time in the houchecow to think over his transgressions and to learn a little bit about humility and how fortunate he is to be in the occupation.
Learn from my mistake Arenas, don't drop the soap.
I hope they sentence jail time. Good for him and I hope he will never set foot on a nba court again.
Did you seriously think that was funny?
Jail or no jail? Fateful day arrives for Arenas
By Joseph White
When Gilbert Arenas appeared at a charity event a few weeks ago, no amount of smiles and hugs could hide the underlying tension surrounding the next big date on his calendar.
“So that’s what everybody’s waiting for,” Arenas said. “March 26, huh?”
The fateful date has arrived.
The Washington Wizards three-time All-Star point guard will be sentenced Friday in D.C. Superior Court on one felony count of violating the District of Columbia’s strict gun laws. Judge Robert E. Morin will decide whether Arenas does jail time or gets probation.
The prosecution and defense teams stated their cases earlier this week in voluminous filings. It’s all far beyond anything Arenas imagined on that December morning when he says he brought four guns to the locker room to play a prank on a teammate.
Prosecutors want Arenas to go to jail for at least three months. They point out that he lied repeatedly about why the guns were in the locker room, that he tried to cover up what happened, that he displayed a cavalier at ude about the whole affair, that he knew bringing guns into D.C. was illegal, and that he has a prior gun conviction.
“If any other individual—without the fame, power, and the wealth of this defendant—brought four firearms into Washington, D.C., for the purpose of a similar confrontation, fabricated a story to conceal that confrontation, provided convenient explanations in an attempt to mitigate his conduct that were proved false, joked about the incident to large groups, and stated that he did nothing wrong and felt no remorse, the government would seek their incarceration, and the Court would almost certainly give it,” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh.
Arenas’ lawyers are asking for probation and community service, arguing that he was playing a misguided joke with no intention to harm anybody. They point out that the guns were unloaded, that Arenas’ lighthearted comments about the incident were misinterpreted, and that he’s a good role model who goes beyond the call of duty when it comes to community service. They add that he was confused about D.C.’s gun laws, and that he’s already been severely punished through humiliation and the loss of tens of millions of dollars from canceled endorsements and his suspension without pay for the rest of the NBA season.
“The whole world has watched as a man who brought four unloaded guns into the District of Columbia was required to accept a felony plea, suffer great personal and professional collateral consequences, register as a ‘gun offender,’ submit to court supervision, and face public scorn,” the lawyers wrote. “This sad saga has sent a strong message to any and all who might consider bringing guns into the District.”
The maximum term for Arenas’ crime is five years. The sentencing guidelines for someone with his record call for 6-24 months, although those guidelines also allow for probation.
A general survey of similar cases over the last two years in the city indicate that about half of the defendants convicted of Arenas’ crime receive some jail time, but the mitigating cir stances vary widely. Arenas’ prior conviction—a no contest plea to carrying a concealed weapon in California in 2003—was already a major strike against him, and the evidence revealed this week that he appeared to instigate a cover-up—as shown in a text message produced by prosecutors—has further damaged his case.
There’s now little dispute about the basic facts of the case. Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton got into an argument over a card game and exchanged threats while the team was flying home from a road game on Dec. 19. Two days later, Arenas brought his guns to the locker room and put them in a chair by Crittenton’s locker with a sign saying, “Pick 1.” Crittenton then retrieved his own gun and showed it to Arenas.
Crittenton pleaded guilty in January to a misdemeanor gun charge and received a year of unsupervised probation. Arenas entered his guilty plea on Jan. 15.
Arenas’ sentence could determine whether the Wizards will attempt to void the remainder of his six-year, $111 million contract, although the players’ union has vowed to fight such a move. Regardless, Arenas’ misdeed has helped contribute to the precipitous decline of a franchise that is headed for its second consecutive last-place finish after several years as playoff regular.
Gun control advocates will be monitoring Friday’s developments closely. Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said he thinks jail time is appropriate in Arenas’ case.
“Guns are not something to be played around with,” Helmke said. “I think a message needs to be sent that Arenas violated the law, it’s the second time he’s violated a gun law, and while our laws are weak in this country, everyone says let’s make sure we enforce the laws that are on the books. He violated those laws, and I think he needs to pay the penalty.”
It's funny because they wear orange jumpsuits in jail! GET IT!!!!
Breaking news on ESPN said no jailtime for Gil, just 30 days in a halfway house.
That orange joke was great. Give me a couple seconds while I laugh at it.
hahah
jajajaja agent orange
massputo
agent orange
lucky break for sure.
No jail time for Arenas
From staff writer Paul Duggan at the D.C. Superior Courthouse:
Washington Wizards star guard Gilbert Arenas was spared a jail sentence Friday when a judge sentenced him to probation for bringing guns into the Verizon Center, ending a high-profile locker room confrontation with a teammate that changed the makeup up the team and Washington-area sports.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert B. Morin issued the sentence after a 100-minute hearing before a packed courtroom,
Morin sentenced Arenas to 18 months in jail, but suspended that part of the sentence. He ordered the star to serve two years probation to begin with 30 days in a halfway house, He also ordered Arenas to serve 400 hours of community service and pay a $5,000 contribution to a crime victim's fund.
Corrections officials will determine in the next few days what halfway house he will be assigned to. Once there, he will stay overnight, but be allowed to leave during the day to serve his community service.
hi, im new here. I was told this is the thread where the "orange agent" joke was first discovered? is this true?
Knee jerk strikes again
So, Arenas WON'T do jail time.
This thread FAILS.
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