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Delonte West arrested for trespassing
Delonte West has been arrested yet again, TMZ Sports has learned. The Fairfax County Police Department tells us ... the former NBA star was thrown behind bars in Virginia on Nov. 2 -- after he was accused of trespassing.
The FCPD says the allegations came down on Nov. 1 ... after a person reported that West would not leave an area in Huntington that he was banned from. The FCPD claims the complainant showed officers video surveillance that corroborated their story. A warrant for West's arrest was obtained a short time later. On Nov. 2, at around 8:48 PM, the FCPD says they found West walking near the Huntington Metro ... and he was arrested and held on a $1,000 bond.
Mark Cuban: "Delonte West… he’s fallen on some hard times. It’s been brutal with mental health illness. I thought we had him. I thought we had him turned around. We sent him down to Jason Williams’ place in Florida, and it’s like a farm. He’s making progress, sending pictures, emailing me, and I’m like, 'Yeah, we’re getting this.' Then Delonte throws his [expletive] over the fence and disappears. We bring him back again, he makes progress, and the same [expletive] happens. There’s only so much you can do. Mental illness is real. It is real, and you just don’t wish it away or rehab it away. I’ve got other friends I try to help, and you want to see them get better, but you can’t help on everything. Some things are just beyond your control."
Virginia drops criminal charges against Delonte West
Multiple criminal cases against former NBA guard Delonte West were dismissed Tuesday after Virginia prosecutors decided to no longer pursue charges against him, according to court records reviewed by ESPN. The cases centered on charges of felony drug possession and violation of pretrial conditions and were tied to separate arrests, the former on March 17 and the latter on June 6.
Delonte West has resurfaced following his most recent arrest ... appearing completely strung out while walking through a parking lot in Virginia -- and the video is heartbreaking. TMZ Sports has obtained footage of the former Boston Celtics guard roaming around Alexandria around 7 PM on Thursday ...wobbling and putting his hand to his head.
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Former NBA player Delonte West was arrested in Fairfax County. West of Maryland, was arrested in the 7200 block of Fairchild Drive in Groveton. Police say he was served a warrant for violation of conditions of release and charged with resisting arrest. The 40-year-old is being held on bond.
The former point guard played for Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland before starring at St. Joseph's University. He had stints with the Boston Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Dallas Mavericks during his time in the NBA, and also played overseas.
The guilt eats at all of them, knowing what they now do about bipolar disorder; how it can worsen over time if left untreated, or lead to harmful coping mechanisms like substance abuse. West is so young, still only 40 years old. What if he had been guided toward treatment, and was open enough then to accept it? “You want to go backward,” Nelson says. “But you can’t. It’s not how it works.” Twenty years ago, mental health didn’t have much space inside of a locker room. St. Joe’s had a sports psychologist, Joel Fish, but people who sought him out usually needed him to navigate basketball-related questions – how to focus better on their foul shooting; how to stay motivated when their playing time diminished. “As athletes, we’re conditioned to be the tough guys, like superheroes almost,” Nelson says. “To say you have a problem? That you need to talk about it to someone? Nah. You can’t do that.”
“It’s just, disappointing is what it is. Or frustrating, I guess,” Cuban says. “Delonte sabotages himself. … I don’t know what else to say. It is what it is. I tried.” He sounds resigned and exhausted. And he is. They all are. When they step back from it, they see it for what it is — a semi-famous person caught in the crisis that torpedoes so many families. He’s not special or immune just because he could play basketball. “It brings me to tears,” Nelson says. “He has so many people who love him, who want to help him, but he has to want to help himself. … I am here for him. I will always be here for him. I tried, and I will continue to try if I can, but he has to meet us halfway. He has to want the help.”
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More disturbing news for former NBA star Delonte West ... TMZ Sports has learned after he was arrested in mid-October -- he was busted again just two weeks later. The Fairfax County Police Dept. tells us officers were called to a residential area on Oct. 29 at around 3:47 PM over reports of a man who appeared to be drunk. When they arrived on scene, cops say they found West "lying next to a car with an open door."
After making contact with the 39-year-old ... officials say they arrested him for being drunk in public, and then transported the ex-Dallas Mavericks point guard to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. Court records show he was ultimately charged with misdemeanor intoxication in public ... and a hearing on the matter has been set for January.
Delonte West arrested again
Delonte West has been arrested again, TMZ Sports has learned. According to the Fairfax County Police Dept. in Virginia, officers were called to a local parking lot at around 5:53 p.m. on Oct. 15 after they say witnesses saw the former NBA player trespassing in a vehicle. Cops say when they arrived on scene, they found West near the parking lot ... but claim he became combative when they attempted to slap cuffs on him.
According to an FCPD spokesperson, West took off running ... but was tracked down a short distance away. He was eventually taken into custody. Cops say West was ultimately booked on four criminal charges over the incident -- vehicle trespassing, entering a vehicle, fleeing from law enforcement and drunk in public. Jail records show he was released from custody on Oct. 16.
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