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Culver City, Ca. - Some new details are out regarding last Wednesday's arrest of Bills RB Marshawn Lynch in California.
Police in Culver City, California, a Los Angeles suburb, say they stopped a car with Lynch and two other men inside after witnessing traffic violations. Police spokesman Lieutenant Dean Williams told WIVB Sports the officers saw the vechile commiting minor traffic violations when they stopped the 2006 Mercedes Benz.
Williams also told us the gun involved was a 9mm handgun. He would not say whether the gun was discovered in the trunk of the car, as had been reported.
According to Lieutenant Williams, the District Attorney's office is expected to file formal charges against Lynch by the end of the week. He's expected to be charged with possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in a public place.
The Bills RB was released on bail hours after being arrested on Wednesday night, February 11th. Williams told us he understands Lynch is a prominent sports figure, but said "We're really not looking at this as a big incident."
Police in Culver City, California, a Los Angeles suburb, say they stopped a car with Lynch and two other men inside after witnessing traffic violations. Police spokesman Lieutenant Dean Williams told WIVB Sports the officers saw the vechile commiting minor traffic violations when they stopped the 2006 Mercedes Benz.
Williams also told us the gun involved was a 9mm handgun. He would not say whether the gun was discovered in the trunk of the car, as had been reported.
According to Lieutenant Williams, the District Attorney's office is expected to file formal charges against Lynch by the end of the week. He's expected to be charged with possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in a public place.
The Bills RB was released on bail hours after being arrested on Wednesday night, February 11th. Williams told us he understands Lynch is a prominent sports figure, but said "We're really not looking at this as a big incident."
edit: To confirm NE39's statement.
Tankenson tells 2 On Your Side's Adam Benigni police approached the black Mercedes Lynch and two others were sitting in it was parked suspiciously with the engine running, and that the car didn't have proper license plates.
"They (officers) knocked on the window of the car. Someone unrolled the window. They saw three people in the car and they could smell a strong odor - marijuana coming from the car. They had the occupants exit so they could further investigate to see if there was any marajuana in the car. What they found were four, not marajuana cigarettes - what they call blunts or swisher sweets that appeared to contain marijuana in them," says Tankenson.
Tankenson says neither Lynch nor the other two individuals were charged with possession of marijuana because they could not determine who was smoking, or whom the cigarettes belonged to.
It was during the subsequent search that police say they found a loaded gun in the car that they determined belonged to Lynch. The case is expected to be brought before the District Attorney before the end of the week where it will be determined if Lynch is charged.
"They (officers) knocked on the window of the car. Someone unrolled the window. They saw three people in the car and they could smell a strong odor - marijuana coming from the car. They had the occupants exit so they could further investigate to see if there was any marajuana in the car. What they found were four, not marajuana cigarettes - what they call blunts or swisher sweets that appeared to contain marijuana in them," says Tankenson.
Tankenson says neither Lynch nor the other two individuals were charged with possession of marijuana because they could not determine who was smoking, or whom the cigarettes belonged to.
It was during the subsequent search that police say they found a loaded gun in the car that they determined belonged to Lynch. The case is expected to be brought before the District Attorney before the end of the week where it will be determined if Lynch is charged.
maybe they noticed the violations, waited and followed, lynch parked and then they approached
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