Boxing champion Wilder charged with marijuana possession

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder has been charged with 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 misdemeanour 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.ly/2s5nx85 ) that the marijuana did not belong to Wilder and that someone had used his vehicle when he was out of town.

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Wilder is the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.

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This story has been edited to clarify that Wilder has been charged, but not convicted.

The Associated Press