THE SIDELINES : Army Boxer’s Spot on Team Periled

KILLEEN, Tex. — Five-time Army boxing champion Brian Lonon’s spot on the U.S. team for next month’s World Boxing Championships in Moscow is in jeopardy after his arrest on a charge of possession of cocaine.

Police arrested Lonon at his home here Tuesday night. After they found a quantity of cocaine valued at about $50, the 25-year-old boxer was taken into custody. Bond was set at $25,000, and Lonon was still in Bell County Jail this morning.

Officials say they are uncertain whether Lonon’s arrest will keep him from competing for the U.S. team in Moscow next month. Lonon was to leave Sunday for a U.S. amateur boxing camp at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.