Report: Emoni Bates arrested on felony gun charges in Michigan
Star Eastern Michigan basketball player Emoni Bates is facing gun charges. This came following a traffic stop in Superior Township.
After being pulled over for failing to stop at an intersection, police officers claimed that they found a firearm in his vehicle.
According to court records, he has been charged with two felonies–for carrying a concealed weapon and for altering the ID marks on a weapon.
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ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that he spoke to Steve Haney, the lawyer for Emoni Bates. According to Haney, the car was being borrowed by Bates and had a gun in it.
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“Reserve judgement on this. There’s way more to the story. He borrowed someone’s car, was pulled over and a gun was located in the car,” Haney told ESPN.
A former five-star recruit, Emoni Bates transferred from Memphis to Eastern Michigan this offseason. There he had 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He did this after being committed to play at Michigan State but reclassified and chose Memphis instead.
Emoni Bates is 18 years old and all the charges against him are allegations. They have not been proven in a court of law.