Ben Wallace is facing a felony for carrying a concealed weapon in his Escalade after being pulled over for drunken driving.
Ben Wallace Claims Illegally Concealed Gun Is Registered To Wife
Wallace was arrested by Officer Thomas Smyly, who noticed that Wallace “drove over the fog line on the right multiple times.” Smyly noticed an odor of intoxicants once he pulled the car over. He slapped two sets of cuffs to accommodate Wallace’s large frame after the big man failed a breath test.
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Read Article >Ben Wallace Arrested, Faces Felony Weapons Charge
The 37-year-old was pulled over in his 2007 Cadillac Escalade at 3 a.m. Saturday morning for erratic driving and, after field sobriety tests, he was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The officers then searched his car, according to a press release issued by the police department, and found an unloaded pistol in a backpack in the “passenger compartment” of the vehicle.
Wallace was arraigned on a 93-day misdemeanor charge of drunken driving and a 5-year-felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon, police said in the press release. He was released on $5,000 bond
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