Former NBA champion point guard Rajon Rondo was arrested over the weekend in Jackson County, Indiana on misdemeanor charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana.
Rondo was stopped for a traffic violation on Sunday afternoon and a trooper smelled marijuana, leading to a search that found a gun, a “personal use” amount of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia, ISP spokesman Sgt. Stephen Wheeles said Monday night, according to WDRB-TV.
Rondo has posted bond and it’s unknown when his arraignment date is. He was not legally allowed to possess a firearm due to a no-contact order against him.
The 37-year-old point guard has had previous brushes with legal trouble as well. Rondo hasn’t played in the NBA since his stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2022.
Rajon Rondo Had An Emergency Protective Order Filed Against Him In 2022
A Louisville woman had filed for an emergency protective order against Rondo in 2022 after Rondo allegedly became enraged after an interaction. Rondo was playing video games with a child when the complainant asked the child to finish separating his laundry so she could wash their clothes.
This prompted Rondo to rip out the video game console off the wall, smash a tea-cup player, and knock over water bottles while yelling and cursing. This ended with Rondo exiting the house, knocking over trash cans, and stomping on landscaping lights before driving his car onto the lawn.
Rondo allegedly threatened the life of the woman when confronted, before leaving the house and returning with a gun.
The EPO goes on to say that when she confronted Rondo, he said “You’re dead.”
After briefly leaving the house, the woman said Rondo came back and beat on a window with a gun. In the EPO, she said Rondo was yelling at the kids, asking them why they were scared of him while he had a gun in his hand. This led to the woman calling interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Yvette Gentry, who eventually de-escalated the situation.
“I am extremely fearful for my safety and for the safety of my children,” the woman wrote in the EPO. “Rajon has a history of volatile, erratic, explosive behavior … I am beyond fearful that Rajon will return and attempt to harm myself or the children and make good on his threats to end my life.”
The judge granted the protective order, which required Rondo to give up his firearms, something he clearly didn’t do based on his Jackson County arrest. The protective order was dismissed in June 2022 after both parties reached an agreement, but a second EPO was filed in March 2023, with that one lapsing after an agreed order in August 2023.
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