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NFL Star Arrested for Resisting Police Search in Los Angeles

San Francisco 49ers defensive back Deommodore Lenoir was arrested by the LAPD on Thursday.

After placekicker Justin Tucker was slapped with a 10-game ban yesterday by the NFL, another pro football player found himself embroiled in scandal this week. According to TMZ, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was arrested on Thursday after he refused to hand over a friend’s car keys during a police search. The four-year league veteran and his friend, Marcus Cunningham, were being questioned by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department when officers noticed a gun in Cunningham’s car. Cunningham tossed his car keys to Lenoir, who sent the keys flying toward a third man who tried to hide them. As a result, Lenoir was arrested for resisting a peace officer—a misdemeanor count in California which can result in a sentence of up to one year in jail. He was released on Friday morning and is scheduled to appear in court next month. Lenoir is coming off the best season of his career, earning him a five-year, $92 million contract extension last November. Since he was drafted in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft, he’s emerged as a defensive leader for the 49ers.