Video footage has been launched from New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore‘s arrest last month in his hometown of Cleveland.
Lattimore was charged for possessing a loaded handgun that was believed to be stolen, which is a fourth-degree felony. He was additionally initially arrested for failure to inform officers of a hid weapon.
The video reveals that Lattimore didn’t instantly inform officers he was carrying a hid weapon whereas seated within the passenger seat of a automobile that was pulled over for visitors violations. However after they requested whether or not anybody was carrying a gun, Lattimore advised them he had a loaded Smith & Wesson gun tucked below his pants. He stated he did not need to appear like he was reaching for something. He additionally advised them he had a allow to hold a hid weapon.
One officer warned Lattimore that “You are going to shoot your d— off.” One other added, “Get your self a holster, bro.”
Officers additionally instructed that Lattimore and others within the automobile appeared to smoke an abundance of marijuana. After they requested whether or not he had any medication apart from weed, Lattimore stated no.
Ultimately, officers realized who Lattimore was. And considered one of them stated, “The quantity of stuff you bought going for you … it is not such as you’re a F’-ing chump on the market, bro.”
“I do know, I am not,” Lattimore responded. “I am simply again residence.”
Lattimore spent two nights in Cuyahoga County Jail earlier than being launched on bond. The case was subsequent slated to move to a grand jury to find out whether or not he will likely be formally indicted.
Two further passengers, Kenyon Moon and Maurice Walton, have been arrested on a cost of getting weapons whereas below incapacity. The motive force, Carl Willis, was arrested on a cost of improper dealing with of a firearm in a motorized vehicle.
Lattimore, 24, is likely one of the NFL’s prime cornerbacks and is heading into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract with the Saints. He has been chosen to 3 Professional Bowls and was named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Yr in 2017 after being drafted within the first spherical out of Ohio State.