copyright 2009, The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- A Washington D.C. area native-turned-NBA player was arrested in Prince George's County, Md., on Thursday after a police officer who pulled him over on the Beltway found that he was carrying three loaded guns, authorities said. Delonte West, 26, a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was traveling north on the Beltway in a three-wheeled motorcycle called a Can-Am Spyder when he cut off a Prince George's canine officer, authorities said. The officer pulled over West for making an 'unsafe lane change,' police said, and when the officer approached the motorcycle, West told him he had a handgun in his waistband. That prompted the officer to call for backup and search West's vehicle. He found three guns -- a Beretta 9mm in West's waistband, a Ruger .357 magnum strapped to his leg and a shotgun in a guitar case slung over his back, said Maj. Andy Ellis, a spokesman for the Prince George's police. Police charged West with two criminal counts of carrying a handgun for the Ruger and the Beretta, and issued him a traffic citation for driving 'in excess of reasonable and prudent speed,' court records show. Ellis said West was within his rights to carry the shotgun. It is not clear why West was so heavily armed or why he was traveling alone at 10 p.m. on a Thursday, Ellis said. West's father, Dmitri West, said, 'All I can say is Delonte was looking behind his back and protecting himself.' He said his son was looking out for both specific people and because he was generally concerned about his well-being as a high-profile athlete. He declined to say who might be targeting the NBA star. 'Bottom line is there's a lot of not-too-nice people out here,' Dmitri West said. Ellis said he did not know what, if anything, West said to the officers who arrested him. But he said West 'was very cooperative the entire time.' Police arrested West and seized his guns and his motorcycle, Ellis said. He was released from jail early Friday on his personal recognizance, court records show. He is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 20. 