Former Sonics player, Kirkland resident arrested in attempted burglary

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.

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.