MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder has been arrested for marijuana possession.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, police said in a statement that they arrested Wilder on Wednesday after they found marijuana in his Cadillac Escalade. They say they stopped Wilder for a window tint violation.
The department says officers got permission to search the vehicle after smelling marijuana and found a small amount in the vehicle’s console.
Wilder was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and released on $1,000 bond.
Wilder’s attorney Paul Patterson did not immediately comment when contacted by telephone and email. Patterson told the Tuscaloosa News (http://bit.