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Joe Lefeged, Indianapolis Colts player, arrested for possession of unregistered gun, police say

By Crimesider Staff

July 1, 2013 / 1:42 PM EDT / CBS News

Joe Lefeged of the Indianapolis Colts looks on from the sidelines against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on December 11, 2011 in Baltimore, Md. Rob Carr/Getty Images via CBS DC

(CBS) WASHINGTON, D.C - According to police, Indianapolis Colts player Joe Lefeged was arrested at a traffic stop in the nation's capital early Saturday morning on gun-related charges, reported CBS DC

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The station said Araz Alali, spokesman for the D.C. police, stated that Lefeged was a passenger in a vehicle that tried to evade police at a traffic stop for speeding.

Lefeged and another passenger in the car are charged with carrying a pistol without a license and for the possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition, reported CBS DC.

According to Alali, the car's driver fled the scene, said the station.

Lefeged, 25, the Colts safety entering his 3rd season in the NFL, is from Germantown, a suburb of D.C., said the station.

Colts team spokesman, Avis Roper, said on Saturday that the team had no comment, according to CBS DC.