Allen Iverson Arrested: Why Is Allen Iverson Jailed?

During the 1997 offseason, Iverson and his friends were stopped by a police officer for speeding late at night. He was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and for possession of marijuana. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to community service.

In August 2011, an Ohio man sued Iverson for $2.5 million in damages, claiming Iverson’s security guard assaulted him in a 2009 bar fight in Detroit.

The federal judge dismissed the case, finding no evidence that Iverson or his bodyguard struck the plaintiff, Guy Walker.

In 2013, Iverson was accused of kidnapping his children and refusing to return them to their mother. He denied the claim and his ex-wife later recanted.