Minnesota Timberwolves ahead Taurean Prince was arrested in Miami on Thursday because of a fugitive out-of-state warrant stemming from a visitors cease in Texas in Could, in line with an announcement from Arlington police.
Prince was pulled over in Dallas due to an expired registration. Police say they discovered two handguns, a vape pen containing THC and a cannister of marijuana inside Prince’s automotive.
Prince was charged with illegal carrying of a weapon, possession of marijuana and possession of a managed substance. Arlington police say check outcomes on the vape pen got here again just lately, which is why the warrant for Prince’s arrest took three months.
Prince was in the end arrested at Miami Worldwide Airport and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Middle on Thursday evening, in line with inmate data. He was granted bond Friday.
Kent Schaffer, Prince’s lawyer, instructed Individuals Journal that “apparently within the final week and a half they issued a warrant for his arrest as a result of they recovered 1/a centesimal of an oz of THC, which might be the smallest quantity you’ll be able to have.”
In an announcement Thursday, the Timberwolves stated they’re conscious of the scenario and are gathering extra info.
The staff signed Prince to a two-year, $16 million contract extension in June.
This previous season, Prince established himself as a stable rotational participant — on a Timberwolves staff that returned to the Western Convention playoffs — averaging 7.3 factors and a pair of.5 rebounds a recreation in 17 minutes.