BREAKING NEWS NFL star Deommodore Lenoir arrested after tense exchange with police officers in Los Angeles
San Francisco 49ers star Deommodore Lenoir was arrested on Thursday in Los Angeles after a tense exchange with police.
Lenoir was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department after being observed double-parked and blocking traffic.
The police suspected criminal activity and noticed a gun in the car occupied by Lenoir and the man he was with, Marcus Cunningham, per TMZ.
During the interaction with police, Cunningham threw Lenoir his car key. When police asked the defensive back to hand them over, he refused.
After not handing the keys over, Lenoir was arrested on one count of resisting a peace officer.
Lenoir was released from custody on Friday and is scheduled to appear in court next month.
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