Delonte West pleads guilty in weapons charge case

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West pleaded guilty Thursday to weapons and traffic charges.

In Prince George's County Circuit Court, Judge Graydon McKee sentenced West to eight months of electronic monitoring, two years of unsupervised probation, 40 hours of community service and psychological counseling.

Accompanied by his mother, girlfriend and uncle in court, West told Judge McKee he was ashamed.

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West said he has been "put on a pedestal" because he can "dribble a basketball," and worries about letting down youth who look up to athletes.

Authorities said the basketball player was carrying two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun and an 8½-inch Bowie knife while speeding on a three-wheel motorcycle on the Capital Beltway last September. Police said West, who lives in Brandywine, Md., was pulled over after cutting off an officer.

West's attorney said the player had the weapons because he was transporting them from one home to another that he owns in the county, after his mother ordered him to remove them from one property.

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