Washington ( CNN ) -- Police arrested Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged early Saturday after allegedly finding his semiautomatic pistol poking out from under the passenger seat of the white Camaro he 'd been in , police said . The Chevrolet sports car got police 's attention shortly after midnight because it was being driven erratically , Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Araz Alali told CNN . According to charging papers filed in D.C. Superior Court , police spotted one of its passengers standing up in the backseat of the convertible . On the street , plainclothes officers repeatedly asked the Camaro 's driver to put the car in the park . Instead , according to the charging papers , he put his foot on the gas and sped away . Four officers eventually found the Camaro , its still unidentified driver having fled on foot . They also saw one man , later identified as Lefeged , running in one direction and the man who 'd been standing up in the Camaro , later identified as 23-year-old Aaron Timothy Wilson , going another way . Both men were arrested , about four miles east of the Capitol , without incident , according to Alali . Lefeged 's public defender , Martina King , gave a different take , saying her client was sitting in the Camaro 's passenger seat , not on foot , when he was arrested . Police at the scene searching the vehicle found a clear bottle in the center console that smelled of alcohol and a black H & K .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol `` in plain view sticking out from underneath the front passenger seat . '' Investigators determined that Lefeged paid $ 900 for the gun , which he took possession of in late May , according to the charging papers . King , the public defender , contended the gun in question is registered to Lefeged and , since it was under his seat , was out of his reach . But Judge Anne O'Regan Keary disagreed , saying that the firearm was in Lefeged 's reach if it was under his seat . Keary ruled that there was probable cause to continue detaining him at least until his next hearing Tuesday morning . According to Alali , Lefeged and Wilson were both arrested on suspicion of carrying a firearm without a license , having an unregistered firearm , having unregistered ammunition , presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol . For the time being , at least , Lefeged is facing only two charges : presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an unregistered firearm . The 25-year-old Colts defensive back did not enter a plea during his initial court appearance in D.C. Superior Court on Saturday . Washington has some of the strictest gun-control measures in the country . According to the district 's law , `` no person shall carry within the District of Columbia either openly or concealed on or about their person , a pistol , or any deadly or dangerous weapon capable of being so concealed . '' That said , a firearm is permitted in the district if it is held in the registrant 's home or workplace , is being used for `` lawful recreational purposes '' or `` is being transported for a lawful purpose . '' Firearms registered elsewhere still must be registered in the District of Columbia . The Colts issued a statement Saturday after Lefeged 's arrest , saying little more than they were `` aware of the reports '' and will not comment further until they get additional information . Lefeged has played in every game of his two-year professional football career , including four starts last season for the Colts . His arrest comes a few days after another NFL standout , former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez , was charged with murder and several gun-related offenses in the death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd . CNN 's Larry Lazo and Vito Maggiolo contributed to this report .
NEW : Police saw a man standing up in the convertible , charging papers say . Joe Lefeged 's gun was found in a car he 'd been in , which police say is against D.C. law . He fled but was arrested without incident , police say ; his lawyer says he was in the car . Comment: