Timberwolves' Malik Beasley gets 120-day sentence for gun threat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence for pointing a rifle at a family outside his home last fall.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced that Beasley can serve his stay in the workhouse after the conclusion of his NBA season, setting a tentative report date for May 26. COVID-19 precautions could require the county to release him on electronic home monitoring for the duration of the sentence.
In September, while on a house-hunting expedition, a couple and their 13-year-old child arrived at a suburban house where Beasley resided with his wife and 18-month-old son. They found the property cordoned off. Beasley confronted them, brandishing a rifle, and ordered them to depart. A subsequent police search of the premises uncovered weapons and marijuana. As part of Beasley’s December plea deal, a felony charge for fifth-degree drug possession was dismissed by prosecutors.
During the remote sentencing, a statement expressing the severe emotional trauma and personal and professional disruption experienced by the family was read on their behalf. Beasley also spoke, stating, “I am not that person. I humbly apologize for my actions.”
As part of his sentencing conditions, Beasley was mandated three years of probation, forbidding the use of alcohol or drugs, and required completion of an anger management program. He was further prohibited from possessing guns for a lifetime.
