*Rajon Rondo, a former Kentucky basketball star, was arrested on Sunday during a traffic stop in Indiana.
He was initially pulled over for driving recklessly on I-65 South, but when the trooper caught the odor of marijuana, he searched the car and found a weapon and drugs. Rondo was arrested on misdemeanor charges of possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police.
Due to a protection order against him, Rondo cannot possess a firearm. The case is related to a 2022 incident in Louisville where woman said Rondo threatened her, The AP reports. She asked a judge to order Rondo to anger management classes and a mental health evaluation.
Following his recent arrest, Rondo was taken to the Jackson County Jail and ultimately release on bond. There was a juvenile passenger in Rondo’s car at the time he was detained, and he was reportedly released to a family member.
In 2022, Rondo allegedly pulled a gun on the mother of his children and threatened to kill her in front of their kids.
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According to TMZ, Ashley Bachelor, the mother of his two kids, filed for an emergency protective order in Louisville, requesting protection for her and their two children.
In a statement at the time, Bachelor said, “I am extremely fearful for my safety and for the safety of my children. Rajon has a history of volatile, erratic, explosive behavior. He is verbally, emotionally, and financially abusive. He physically hits our son and calls him names like ‘p***y’ and accuses him of acting like a ‘bitch.’”
She added: “Rajon verbally assaults our daughter. He calls her names like ‘thot, bitch, and d**khead.”
“Rajon has made several threats on my life, saying at various times he will shoot me or shoot up my car,” Ashley Bachelor stated.
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