Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan star and former Memphis top recruit, arrested on gun charges during traffic stop

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Bates was once considered a LeBron James type of recruit midway through his HS career, or at least a surefire top 3 pick after a year in college.

Per CBS:

Former five-star recruit Emoni Bates, a second-year player who transferred to Eastern Michigan this offseason after a one-season stint at Memphis, was arrested and taken into custody Sunday night on felony gun charges.

Bates was pulled over on a routine traffic stop after failing to stop at an intersection, where police then discovered a firearm. He faces two felony charges: one for carrying a concealed weapon and another for altering ID marks on a weapon, according to WXYZ in Detroit.

Steve Haney, lawyer for Bates, told ESPN that his client was driving a borrowed car that had a gun inside when he was pulled over, and he was subsequently booked into jail on gun charges.


Go Gophers!!
 

Bates was once considered a LeBron James type of recruit midway through his HS career, or at least a surefire top 3 pick after a year in college.

Per CBS:

Former five-star recruit Emoni Bates, a second-year player who transferred to Eastern Michigan this offseason after a one-season stint at Memphis, was arrested and taken into custody Sunday night on felony gun charges.

Bates was pulled over on a routine traffic stop after failing to stop at an intersection, where police then discovered a firearm. He faces two felony charges: one for carrying a concealed weapon and another for altering ID marks on a weapon, according to WXYZ in Detroit.

Steve Haney, lawyer for Bates, told ESPN that his client was driving a borrowed car that had a gun inside when he was pulled over, and he was subsequently booked into jail on gun charges.


Go Gophers!!
It was his cousin’s car, but he can’t remember his cousin’s name.
 




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