Emoni Bates, a former high school star who transferred from Memphis to Eastern Michigan this summer, was arrested Sunday night about two miles from campus in Superior Township, Michigan, after sheriff's deputies discovered a firearm in a vehicle he was driving.
Derrick Jackson, the public information officer for the Superior Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's office, told ESPN that officers "initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle which failed to stop" at an intersection.
Bates was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and "altering ID marks" on a firearm. He was arraigned Monday, and his attorney, Steve Haney, asked that a plea of not guilty be entered on Bates' behalf.