Gun, ammunition and Weed found during P.J. Hairston's and ECSU's Faulcon arrest

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina  --  A 9-millimeter handgun, one magazine with nine rounds of ammunition and one bag of marijuana were found outside the rented 2013 GMC Yukon that North Carolina basketball player P.J. Hairston was driving when he and two other men were arrested during a license check Wednesday night, the Durham Police Department confirmed Friday.

Hairston, 20, was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving without a license after he was stopped at the intersection of Holloway Street and North Guthrie Avenue in Durham at 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Elizabeth City State basketball player Miykael Faulcon, 20, and former college basketball player Carlos Sanford, 23, were also charged with possession, and all three men were released on $1,000 unsecured bonds.

According to the police report, which was released Friday, the items taken as evidence were 41.1 grams (or 1.45 ounces) of marijuana in a plastic bag, 2.1 grams (or 0.07 ounces) of marijuana in plastic, three cigars, plastic baggies, a handgun, an ammunition magazine and a rental agreement.

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