LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of threatening a police officer who stopped him for a traffic warrant.
Matt Barnes is accused of threatening a police officer.
Manhattan Beach police Sgt. Paul Ford said Barnes posted $51,000 bail and was released shortly before 11:30 p.m. Monday, some three hours after his arrest.
Barnes, 32, was walking in the Los Angeles suburb when he was stopped and arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for driving on a suspended license.
Ford said Barnes made a verbal threat to the officer.
A call to the Lakers seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned early Tuesday.
Barnes was the Lakers’ top-scoring reserve this past season, averaging 7.8 points per game.
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