Knicks guard Raymond Felton arrested on gun charges

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Knicks starting point guard Raymond Felton was arrested Tuesday morning on weapons charges after turning himself in for having an illegal gun, according to the NYPD.

Felton, 29, turned himself in at an NYPD precinct on the Upper West Side around midnight and was charged with one count each of second-, third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police say.

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Felton faces serious second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon felony charges and a fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon misdemeanor charge. New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

According to New York courts, the second-degree felony alleges Felton "knowingly possesses a loaded firearm" and the third-degree felony alleges Felton "knowingly possesses a firearm which has been defaced for the purpose of concealment or prevention of the detection of a crime or misrepresenting the identity of such firearm."

The second-degree felony charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years if convicted, and the third-degree charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years if convicted.

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