New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton was in court Monday on a weapons charge and will apparently avoid jail time in a plea agreement.<\/p>\n
Felton turned himself into authorities in February, hours after a game against the Dallas Mavericks, and was charged with felony possession of a firearm. New York has strict gun possession laws, which normally carry automatic jail sentences.<\/p>\n
The deal from prosecutors would reduce the weapons charge and force Felton to serve 500 hours community service while paying a $5,000 fine.<\/p>\n
Felton has an upcoming hearing later this month, at which time he is expected to enter a plea and will likely agree to the deal.<\/p>\n
Reports in February had indicated that Felton’s estranged wife and her attorney brought the gun to police.<\/p>\n
There was speculation at the time that Felton had threatened his estranged wife with the weapon, but that was never firmly established.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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