Kwame Brown charged with misdemeanor after cousin's DUI arrest

<p>Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown faces misdemeanor charges in south Georgia following a weekend incident in which his cousin was charged with DUI, authorities said.</p><p>Police pulled over Charles Warren Jr. early Saturday morning for driving the wrong way down a one-way street in downtown Valdosta and began questioning him about the strong smell of alcohol in his vehicle, said Lt. Bobbi McGraw with the Valdosta Police Department. Brown approached the officers and told them he was Warren's cousin and the vehicle belonged to the basketball player, McGraw said. She said there was no indication Brown was in the car, but that he happened to be in the area.</p><p>Brown became disruptive and tried to interfere with the officers' investigation, which led to his arrest, McGraw said. Brown was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer after his cousin was charged with DUI, McGraw said.</p><p>Brown, 25, was released shortly after his arrest. Jail officials had no record of how much he paid in bond. He likely will appear in court on the charges within two months, McGraw said.</p><p>Lakers officials told the Los Angeles Times they are aware of the charges but declined to comment further.</p><p>Brown, the top draft pick in 2001, was accused of sexual assault in May 2006 by a college student, but prosecutors rejected the case because of a lack of evidence.</p>