N.B.A. Player Arrested on Marijuana Charge in Bridgehampton

Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis, who was recently traded to the Brooklyn Nets, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana charge in Bridgehampton Sunday night.

Southampton Town police said that the 29-year-old, who goes by Kenneth Faried on the basketball court, was one of three people in a Cadillac Escalade that drove through a sobriety checkpoint on Main Street. Police noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, according to Lt. Susan Ralph.

All three people were arrested, and the marijuana was located, but police did not say where.

Mr. Faried, who gave police an address in Denver, as he played with the Denver Nuggets during the 2107-18 N.B.A. season, was found to be in possession of more than two ounces of marijuana, Lieutenant Ralph said. He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana in the fourth degree, a misdemeanor, at 9:56 p.m.

The other two in the vehicle, Taurean Knuckles and Atar Hajali, were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. They were released with appearance tickets. Ms. Hajali and Mr. Faried have a 6-month-old child together.

The couple attended a summer benefit for U.N.C.F., which supports African-American enrollment in higher education, in East Hampton over the weekend.

Mr. Faried's attorney, Edward Burke Jr. of Sag Harbor, had no comment.