Ben Gordon, a former UConn star and the 2005 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, was arrested Tuesday on weapons and threatening charges after demonstrating disorderly conduct at a juice shop in downtown Stamford, Conn., according to the Stamford police department.
Gordon, who was arrested on the day of his 40th birthday mere hours after the Huskies celebrated their fifth national championship, was charged with three counts of carrying a dangerous weapon and two counts of misdemeanor second-degree threatening. He was also charged with obstructing an officer, sixth-degree larceny and disorderly conduct, according to records acquired by the Stamford Advocate.
Rich Conklin, Stamford’s assistant police chief, said several officers responded to multiple 911 calls around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday about “a male acting aggressively and in a bizarre manner” inside a local health and wellness juice bar located on Atlantic Street, per the Advocate. Police identified the man as Gordon, who brandished a knife at employees in the business and caused a disturbance.
Initially, Gordon obeyed the officers and exited the juice shop. However, according to Conklin, Gordon stopped adhering to their commands, forcing them to handcuff and arrest him. No injuries occurred from the incident.
During Gordon’s arrest, police also found a folding knife connected to his pocket, a stun gun and brass knuckles in his backpack. Gordon was released late Tuesday on $10,000 bond.
Tuesday’s incident comes as the most recent in a string of arrests for Gordon. In October, Gordon was charged with punching his son at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Then, in November, he was charged for allegedly punching a McDonald’s security guard in Chicago.
