Former Sonics player, Kirkland resident arrested in attempted burglary

Published 9:19 am Friday, January 9, 2015

Troubled former NBA player and former Kirkland resident Robert Swift was arrested Tuesday along with another man suspected of attempting to break into a home in Gold Bar.

The Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman, Shari Ireton, told KIRO that the 29-year-old former Sonic was arrested on a warrant from an earlier gun charge and jailed in Seattle.

The warrant was issued in November after Swift failed to show up in court on a charge of possessing a sawed-off shot gun that was found in an October raid on a home in Kirkland was living. His roommate was charged with drug offenses.

The 7-foot-1 Swift was a former first-round draft pick who reportedly earned $20 million during his career.