Anthony, his attorney and a prosecutor told a DC Superior Court judge Wednesday that they had agreed to the deal, called a deferred prosecution agreement, which is common in low-level misdemeanor cases in the city. Anthony, 47, will be allowed to complete the community service hours in Florida, where he lives.
The former NBA player only spoke briefly in court to acknowledge he wanted to enter into the agreement and understood it. Both Anthony and his attorney, Danny Onorato, declined to comment after the hearing. Anthony was arrested at a Washington hotel on Jan. A court document describing the arrest says he responded to an escort ad that authorities placed on classifieds website Backpage.
He had been in the Washington area to announce a basketball game between Michigan State and Maryland. Read Next. By Associated Press. View author archive Get author RSS feed.
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