Boxing - Wilder arrested for marijuana possession in Alabama


  • Boxing
  • Friday, 16 Jun 2017

FILE PHOTO: Jul 16, 2016; Birmingham, AL, USA; Deontay Wilder reacts after his Premier Boxing Championships fight against Chris Arreola at Legacy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

(Reuters) - 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.

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

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