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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.
According to Haney, the judge agreed to a nonmonetary personal recognizance
bond for Bates to be immediately released from jail. Bates' next court date
is scheduled for Oct. 6.
Haney told ESPN that the arrest Sunday night came after a routine traffic
stop when Bates was driving a borrowed car that had a gun in it. "Reserve
judgment on this," Haney said via a statement. "There's way more to the
story. He borrowed someone's car, was pulled over and a gun was located in
the car."
Per the Michigan penal code, a person charged with carrying a concealed
weapon can face imprisonment "for not more than 5 years" and a fine up to
$2,500. The charge of altering an ID on a weapon carries a penalty of up to
two years in prison and a fine up to $1,000.
Eastern Michigan issued a statement referring to Bates' arrest.
"We are aware of a situation involving one of our student athletes. Eastern
Michigan University takes all allegations very seriously," the school said.
"We are working to gather more details and will have further comment when
more information is available."
Bates, a 6-foot-9 small forward, was considered one of the elite basketball
prospects in the country throughout his high school career, ranking No. 1 in
the 2022 class until he reclassified last summer and ended up at No. 3 in
2021.
He originally committed to Michigan State in the summer of 2020 and then
reopened his recruitment in April 2021, before reclassifying from 2022 to
2021 and committing to Memphis.
His lone season under coach Penny Hardaway was uneven. He missed 15 of 33
games because of a back injury that required him to return home to see a
specialist, and he struggled when on the floor.
Bates averaged 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds with the Tigers.
WXYZ in Detroit initially reported Bates' arrest.
Emoni Bates 是一名前五星高中，今年夏天從孟菲斯大學轉學到東密歇根大學，週日晚上
，在距離校園兩英里的地方被捕，警察在他駕駛的車輛中發現槍支。
Washtenaw 郡的公共信息官告訴 ESPN，警察在十字路口對一輛未能停車的車輛進行了
交通攔截。Bates 被指控攜帶隱藏武器並在槍支上“更改身份標記”。他週一被傳訊，
他的律師 Steve Haney 代表 Bates 提出無罪的抗爭。
根據 Haney 的說法，法官同意以非金錢擔保方式讓 Bates 立即出獄。而 Bates 的下一
次開庭日期定於 10 月 6 日。Haney 在一份聲明中說。 “這個故事還有很多細節。他借
了別人的車，被攔了下來，車裡還藏著一把槍。”
根據密歇根州刑法，被控攜帶隱蔽武器的人可能面臨“不超過 5 年”的監禁和最高
2,500 美元的罰款。更改武器身份證的指控最高可判處兩年監禁和最高 1,000 美元的罰
款。
東密歇根大學表示 “我們知道涉及我們一名學生運動員的情況。我們非常重視所有指控
，而我們正在努力收集更多細節，並在有更多信息時發表進一步評論。”
Emoni Bates ，身高 6 尺 9 寸的小前鋒，在他的整個高中生涯中一直被認為是美國最菁
英的籃球新秀之一，曾在 2022 屆中排名第一，上個賽季 Emoni Bates 在總教練
Penny Hardaway 手下打球。由於背部受傷，他缺席了 33 場比賽中的 15 場，導致他在
場上的表現很掙扎。上賽季能得到9.7分和3.3個籃板。