Delonte West
Issued Narcan
… Before Obstruction, Public Intoxication Arrest
Published
Delonte West was administered the possibly life-saving drug, Narcan, earlier than being put in handcuffs and arrested earlier this week, TMZ Sports has realized.
We broke the story … the 42-year-old former NBA participant was taken into custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Monday, after the native police division acquired a name for a person who was discovered unconscious and never respiratory.
Our sources inform us that when cops and EMS arrived, West was respiratory … however was nonetheless administered the Naloxone spray, an opioid antagonist, which quickly reverses the consequences of opioids, out of an abundance of warning.
We’re informed Delonte refused a experience to the hospital, the place officers needed him to get checked out by medical doctors.
Instead of the emergency room, West, who we’re informed was intoxicated, was taken into custody for obstruction/resisting arrest with out pressure and public intoxication, earlier than he was hauled off to the native jail.
It’s not the primary time Delonte — who performed eight seasons within the NBA, however has since battled substance abuse points and homelessness — has had points with the legislation.
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