By Lewis Browning For Mailonline and Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com
17:59 02 May 2023, up to date 21:03 02 May 2023
- Wilder is stated to have been arrested at 1.15am on Tuesday morning in Hollywood
- He additionally had illegally tinted home windows and an obstructed quantity plate, police stated
- Wilder and Joshua appeared set to face off in December amid reported talks
Deontay Wilder was arrested and jailed in the early hours of Tuesday morning after police discovered a gun and drugs in his car.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion was held in custody earlier than posting a whooping $35,000 bond, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed to DailyMail.com
Wilder, who’s fought 46 occasions with 43 wins, 2 losses and a draw, had been driving his Rolls Royce at 1:15am on Tuesday in the Hollywood space of the City of Angels.
The 37-year-old’s luxurious car additionally contained illegally tinted home windows and an obstructed registration plate.
Officers booked Wilder behind bars after discovering a 9mm pistol in the automobile of the previous WBC heavyweight champion (from 2015 to 2020). Just hours after his launch, Wilder shared a cryptic message associated to his arrest on social media, posting on Twitter: ‘I’d moderately be protected than sorry. The End.’
Wilder, who’s lavish automobile additionally reeked burnt marijuana, was reportedly ‘cooperative and good’ throughout his arrest and when taken into custody, based on TMZ. The Alabama-born boxer will now go over his arrest in an L.A. courtroom on May 23.
Wilder was booked into custody at 3:13am, which means he spent simply over three hours behind bars earlier than his moderately costly launch.
He might face a felony cost and be fined as much as simply over $10,000 after his trial in simply a few weeks time.
It’s additionally unclear if Wilder had a license to hold the hid weapon discovered in his car, police advised DailyMail.com Wilder’s boxing profession has but to be impacted by his current arrest.
The Bronze Bomber is set to face Anthony Joshua in December in a heavyweight bout for the ages, however that might now be up in the air following the arrest.
The two camps have reportedly been in negotiations over a bout, however that could be scrapped if Wilder is responsible of a potential felony cost in courtroom later this month.
The six-foot-seven, 214-pound boxer, who fights in an orthodox stance, misplaced twice to Tyson Fury in a current combat as he misplaced his world title, earlier than bouncing again with a win in opposition to Robert Helenius in October.
It has been recommended he might face Fury once more in an try and regain his WBC title, however that appears unlikely.