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.