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Ex-NBA Player Arrested Near White House

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:57:51 PM

 Then Washington Wizards' Lonny Baxter enters the game against the Toronto Raptors Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in Washington. Baxter, currently with the Charlotte Bobcats, was arrested by uniformed Secret Service officers on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House. Baxter was taken into custody around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 16, 2006 after a witness flagged down a Secret Service officer and reported shots fired from a white sport-utility vehicle, said Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)WASHINGTON (AP) - Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service agents on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.

Baxter, who helped Maryland win a national championship and played with the Charlotte Bobcats last season, was ordered held without bail.

"Nobody feels worse about this whole scenario than Mr. Baxter himself," Baxter's lawyer, Harold Martin, said after Wednesday's brief court appearance. "Hopefully this doesn't become a life-altering event."


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