Sebastian Telfair Convicted in Gun Case, Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison
Sebastian Telfair Convicted in Gun Case Faces 15 Yrs in Prison
Ex-NBA star Sebastian Telfair has been convicted of possessing a firearm ... and could be sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Telfair -- a 33-year-old former high school phenom who spent 12 seasons in the NBA -- was busted back in June 2017 in Brooklyn .... after cops found several weapons during a traffic stop.
Officials say Telfair -- who played with the Trail Blazers, Celtics, Clippers and Timberwolves, to name a few -- had 3 pistols and what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle.
BREAKING: @NBA star Sebastian Telfair arrested in BK with semi-automatic gun, loaded guns, loads of ammunition and marijuana, PD sources pic.twitter.com/6hdhSdyXlS
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Cops say he was also carrying a ton of ammo and a bulletproof vest ... as well as some weed.
Telfair pled not guilty and fought the charges ... but was found guilty by a jury in NYC on Wednesday of felony criminal possession of a weapon, according to our law enforcement sources.
He is due back in court in June for sentencing ... where he's facing up to 15 years in prison.
