Monday, January 4, 2010

Arenas meets with authorities on guns in locker

WASHINGTON— Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has met with law enforcement officials regarding the guns he was storing at the Verizon Center.

Arenas’ lawyer says Arenas met with police and prosecutors at his own initiative Monday. Lawyer Kenneth L. Wainstein says Arenas answered every question asked during the two-hour interview.

In a statement, Arenas said he brought four unloaded handguns to his locker to keep them away from his children. He says he mistakenly thought recent changes in D.C. gun laws made that legal.

Arenas said he took the unloaded guns out of his locker on Dec. 21 "in a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate." He denied threatening or assaulting anyone.

An agent for the other player involved, Javaris Crittenton, said earlier Monday that his client did nothing wrong.