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Bills RB Lynch enters guilty plea, gets three years probation

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Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of carrying a gun in his vehicle and was sentenced to three years probation.

The charges were in connection to a February 11 incident when Lynch was reportedly discovered with a loaded firearm while sitting with two other men inside a parked car in Culver City, Calif.

According to the Buffalo News, two other misdemeanor counts against Lynch - one for carrying a loaded firearm and one for carrying an unregistered firearm - were dropped. Along with the three years of probation, Lynch was also ordered to do 80 hours of community service.

"Today we learned of Marshawn's guilty plea to the misdemeanor violation," the Bills said in a statement. "He has accepted responsibility for his actions and apologized for his mistake. The league is now reviewing the matter under the NFL Personal Conduct Policy."

The Buffalo News obtained a statement Lynch made through his attorney, Gerald Schwartzbach.

"Today I pled guilty to a misdemeanor violation of having a firearm in a vehicle. I am embarrassed by my recent arrest and conviction. I deeply regret that I placed myself in this situation. I have made mistakes in the past. Although I have learned many lessons over recent years, I obviously have not learned enough. I apologize to my family, the Buffalo Bills organization, my teammates, the Buffalo community, and Commissioner Goodell. I have already learned from this recent mistake and am sincerely committed to being a more responsible citizen and better representative of the NFL."

This is the second incident involving the 22-year-old Lynch and the law in less than a year as he was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck a woman in downtown Buffalo in a May 31 hit-and-run case.

Lynch lost his driver's license and was fined the maximum of $100 but avoided the wrath of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as the case was reduced to a traffic violation after an agreement was reached with the district attorney.

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