[simple simon]

WASHINGTON

— NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service officers on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.

Baxter, a forward for the Charlotte Bobcats, was taken into custody around 2:30 a.m. after a witness flagged down a Secret Service officer and reported shots fired from a white sport-utility vehicle, said Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren.

Officers stopped the vehicle, which Baxter was driving, near the intersection of 17th and I streets in Northwest Washington.
"There were spent shell casings in plain view inside the vehicle," Zahren said. Officers also recovered a handgun.

Both Baxter, 27, and another man in the vehicle, 35-year-old Irvin Martin, were charged with carrying a pistol without a license and other firearms charges. It wasn't immediately clear why they were allegedly firing the gun.

"We're not sure at this point," Zahren said. "There may be some subsequent charges if we discover some additional information."

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just what the NBA's image needs

[MJHMarc]

Even though I have never heard of this Lonny Baxter before, he already seems like bad news. This will hurt the NBA Image if this becomes a big scene. The charges must be stepped up a notch since it was in such a close distance from our national's capital, the White House. If this incident happened somewhere in Idaho or even in the bad lands of Chicago, the charges wouldn't be so bad.

Congratulations on your 250th post, simple simon.

[EmpireWF]

Wow. You've got to be pretty (for lack of a better word) stupid to allegedly fire a gun anywhere NEAR the White House.

[MJHMarc]

Have you guys ever heard of this athlete who may have just ruined his career?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Marginal player at best in the league since 02-03 has bounce around a few teams with a stop in Washington...good for 4 points and 3 boards...though I am willing to bet he will dominate the Pen League when he gets convicted...

[MJHMarc]

He probably wants a miniature basketball hoop to hang off the wall of his jail cell.