Rajon Rondo Requests Gun Charge Be Thrown Out

Rondo turned down a plea agreement offer from prosecutors and is slated to go to trial on April 25.

Former Boston Celtics player Rajon Rondo has requested that a gun charge that was filed against him in January be thrown out because it violates his Second Amendment rights.

According to WDRB, an attorney for Rondo, Patrick Renn, appeared in court in Jackson County, Indiana, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to argue that the unlawful possession of a firearm should be dismissed because it violates his Second Amendment rights—the right to bear arms. Rondo was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 28, in Indiana after being stopped for a traffic violation. The former point guard was picked up for unlawful possession of a firearm, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana.

Rondo turned down a plea agreement offer from prosecutors and is slated to go to trial on April 25.

.A state trooper stopped the former NBA point guard after receiving a call from someone who said a black 2022 Tesla was weaving in and out of traffic while driving more than 100 miles per hour on Interstate 65 South. When the trooper approached the car, which had no license plates, he said he smelled marijuana. While searching the vehicle, the state trooper found a gun, a “personal use” amount of marijuana, as well as drug paraphernalia, ISP spokesman Sgt. Stephen Wheeles stated.

TMZ reported that documents obtained by the media outlet state, “The statute under which Rondo is charged fails to be consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”

But, in police documents, a state trooper wrote, “I asked Rondo Sr. if he was allowed to have a gun, and Rondo Sr. said he was not allowed.” WDRB reported that Rondo did tell the trooper that he was not supposed to have a gun because of an active protective order against him.

A judge has not yet ruled on the motion, as another pre-trial hearing is scheduled for March 25.

Rondo played for several teams after being drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA Draft. He won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and another with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. During his 16 seasons in the league, he also suited up for the Dallas Mavericks, the Chicago Bulls, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Los Angeles Clippers. He last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2022.