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Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in the workhouse or home monitoring to be served after the Timberwolves season is over for aiming a rifle at a pregnant woman, her husband and their teenage daughter in an SUV outside his Plymouth home last fall.
Beasley is the Wolves second-leading scorer at 20.5 points per game. He scored a game-high 30 points in Monday night s 127-122 loss in Dallas before appearing in court via teleconference Tuesday.
Hennepin County District Judge Hilary Caligiuri imposed strict conditions on the 24-year-old Beasley during his three years on probation that include no alcohol or illicit drug use, with testing to confirm compliance, and a lifetime ban on possessing firearms.
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Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley and the Hennepin County Attorney s Office reached an agreement Monday that Beasley will serve 120 days in the workhouse or on home monitoring after this season is over in exchange for him pleading guilty to a threats of violence count while having a felony drug charge dismissed.
Both charges are related to a September incident in which Beasley is alleged to have aimed a rifle at a couple and their teenage daughterin an SUV outside his Plymouth home, where a large stash of marijuana and other guns were seized by police.
Beasley appeared by video remote for Monday s plea hearing and said, I ve learned my lesson while answering questions from his attorney.