Plea Likely for Gilbert Arenas on Felony Gun Charge

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Gilbert Arenas is expected to take a plea deal after the U.S. Attorney's Office charged the suspended Washington Wizards guard Thursday for carrying a handgun without a license, a felony count punishable by up to five years in prison.

The charge was unsealed via a type of document that precedes a plea deal and allows Arenas to skip grand jury proceedings that had heard testimony from most of his Wizards teammates and coaches. Arenas faced up to four felony charges -- one for each of the guns he brought to Verizon Center last month.

Arenas could appear in D. C. Superior Court as soon as Friday to plead guilty, although it is possible prosecutors could accept a misdemeanor charge that could result in little or no jail time.

 

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