Deontay Wilder arrested for marijuana possession in Alabama

ByReuters

Updated 15/06/2017 at 19:58 GMT

Heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder has been arrested in Alabama for marijuana possession after being pulled over for a tinted window violation in Alabama, Tuscaloosa Police said on Thursday.

Deontay Wilder poses during his weigh-in for his fight against Gerald Washington at BJCC on February 24, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama

Image credit: Getty Images

After Wilder was pulled over on Wednesday officers smelled marijuana coming from inside Wilder's Cadillac Escalade, they said.

"Officers obtained verbal consent to search the vehicle and recovered a misdemeanor amount of marijuana from the console," Tuscaloosa Police said in a statement.

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