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Boxing Champion Deontay Wilder Arrested With Gun Following Traffic Stop

  • Deontay Wilder was arrested on felony weapon charges after police found a handgun in his car during a traffic stop.
  • Wilder, the former heavyweight champion, was stopped for tinted windows and a obscured license plate early Tuesday morning.
  • Officers smelled marijuana, searched the car, and found a 9mm handgun.
  • Wilder was booked but released on bond a few hours later.
  • The arrest comes as Wilder was in talks for high-profile fights against Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou.
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