Timberwolves' Malik Beasley and his Instagram model wife face felony charges after he 'pointed a rifle at a family who pulled up to his house, where cops found 1.8 pounds of pot'
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley and his Instagram model wife Montana Yao are now facing felony charges related to a September incident, in which the NBA player allegedly pointed an automatic rifle at car containing a family in an idling car near his rental house.
According to a Hennepin County Attorney's Office press release, Beasley and Yao were both charged with fifth-degree drug possession after the police found nearly two pounds of marijuana at the scene. Beasley is also charged with felony threats of violence.
Beasley will make his first court appearance November 19, while Yao's first appearance is scheduled for December 29.
On September 26, a couple was on a 'Parade of Homes' tour in Plymouth, Minnesota with their 13-year-old child when they inadvertently pulled up to a roped-off property being rented by Beasley. As they decided to look for another home to view, a man matching Beasley's description allegedly tapped a gun against their car window and told them to get off his property.
As they drove off, the couple claimed, they could see Beasley pointing his gun at them.
Malik Beasley and wife Montana Yao pose with their son in Las Vegas in 2019
Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley and his Instagram model wife Montana Yao are now facing felony charges related to a September incident, in which the NBA player allegedly pointed an automatic rifle at car containing a family, who were turning around in his driveway
The couple's rental home was previously listed for $2.2 million, and contains a basketball court, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune
The couple then called 9-1-1.
Police arrived at Beasley's rental, where they found 835 grams (1.8 pounds) marijuana, a 12-gauge shotgun, a handgun, and an automatic rifle, which matched the description of the one he allegedly pointed at the family as they drove away.
The search warrant for the surveillance cameras revealed that Beasley was seen retrieving the gun from the garage and returning it to a mudroom closet around the time of the alleged incident.
Furthermore, the couple was able to identify both Beasley and the gun, according to police.
Yao claimed all the marijuana was hers, adding that she purchased it from a medical marijuana distributor. However, according to police, she was unable to name the location.
Timberwolves guard Beasley often appears on Yao's Instagram page
The couple has a 1½-year-old son.
The rental home they're living in was previously listed for $2.2 million, and contains a basketball court, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Beasley is set to become a free agent in the coming weeks, but Timberwolves executive vice president Sachin Gupta recently told reporters he expects to be able to re-sign the former Florida State guard.
The 19th overall pick in the 2016 draft by Denver, Beasley averaged 20.7 points in 14 games for Minnesota after being acquired in a trade with the Nuggets in February.
He participated in voluntary workouts at the team facility earlier this year. He has not taken part in group workouts that began this week for teams that didn't qualify for the NBA's restart in Florida after the four-plus-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beasley is the son of actors Michael and Deena Beasley, and his grandfather, John Beasley, is a veteran stage performer who also appeared in films such as Rudy, Little Big League, and The Mighty Ducks.
Malik Beasley pictured alongside his father, Michael , an actor who previously played basketball professionally in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico