Former Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was arrested Sunday in Indiana for unlawful possession of a firearm, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana.
Rondo was allegedly driving with a juvenile and a gun in his Tesla when he was pulled over by Indiana State Police after another driver saw him operating recklessly on Interstate 65 Sunday afternoon in Jackson County Indiana, authorities said Monday.
“During initial contact with the driver, identified as Rajon P. Rondo, age 37, the trooper observed the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia was located,” Indiana State Police said in a statement. “Troopers also located a firearm in Rondo’s possession.”
Rondo was not allowed under Indiana law to posses a firearm, State Police wrote. A local TV station reported it was because he had a no-contact order against him in court.
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A juvenile was in the car with Rondo, and was later released to a relative. The age of the juvenile and their connection to the Rondo was not disclosed by State Police.
Rondo was arrested on charges of illegal possession of a firearm “while being prohibited,” a misdemeanor and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia which are also misdemeanors, State Police said.
He was booked in the Jackson County Jail and released after posting bond. The case against Rondo is pending in Jackson County Superior Court and he is expected to be arraigned at a later date, records show.
Rondo has had several recent run-ins with the law, according to WDRB-TV.
Back in 2022, a Louisville woman asked for an emergency protective order after she said Rondo threatened her life and brandished a firearm. Rondo later underwent anger management class, counseling, and a mental health evaluation before the order was dismissed later that year.
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However, the same woman filed another emergency protective order against Rondo in March 2023, which ended by way of an agreed order five months later.
Rondo played nine of his 16 NBA seasons with the Celtics, winning an NBA Finals with Boston in 2008 while playing as the team’s starting point guard.
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