Another Day, Another NFL Arrest … Indianapolis Colts Safety Joe Lefeged Arrested on Multiple Gun Charges in Washington, DC

Another black eye for the NFL …

According to NFL.com, Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged was arrested early Saturday morning in Washington, DC, on multiple gun charges. Lefeged was in white Camaro with two other men when police attempted to stop it for driving erratically.  After attempting to flee from police, Lefeged and another passenger, Timothy Wilson, were arrested. Lefeged and Timothy Wilson be charged with carrying a firearm without license, unregistered firearm, unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol. Lefeged is being held without bail pending a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Joe Lefeged

Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged was arrested early Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., on multiple gun-related charges after fleeing from authorities, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Araz Alali told NFL.com and NFL Network.

The 25-year-old Lefeged was traveling in a vehicle around 12:05 a.m. ET, with Aaron Timothy Wilson, 23, when police attempted to stop them. Following a chase, both men were arrested, Alali confirmed. The gun was a .40 caliber, accoding to a police report obtained by NFL.com.

Lefeged and Wilson will face arraignment Saturday afternoon on charges that include carrying a firearm without a license, unregistered firearm, unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol, Alali said. Lefeged is from Germantown, Md., a town located about 30 miles from D.C.

As if the NFL needed another arrest after the first degree murder charges that were brought this past week against former New England Patriot’s TE Aaron Hernandez.