It’s a few days old, but I still enjoy reading about it. Call it Schadenfreude if you like; I say it was only a matter of time. Yes, Marcus Vick, the dumbest college athlete this side of Maurice Clarett, was aressted on firearms charges.
RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, kicked off the team last week for his behavior on and off the field, was charged Monday with pulling a gun on three teenagers during an altercation in a restaurant parking lot.
Vick surrendered at the Suffolk magistrate’s office after three warrants were issued for his arrest Sunday, Magistrate Lisa Noel said.
The reason for the gunplay? High school kids.
Police said the parents of a 17-year-old boy reported that Vick pointed a weapon at their son and two others during an altercation at a McDonald’s in Suffolk, a southeastern Virginia city where Vick’s mother lives, Sunday night.
Yup. High School Kids. It seems they were, y’know, mean.
The Post reported that a person close to Vick said the teenagers were taunting the quarterback, and that Vick showed the gun to scare them.
And now this is where things stand:
If convicted on all three counts, Vick could be sentenced to up to three years in jail and a $7,500 fine, [Lt. Debbie] George said in a statement.
It’s been said before on this blog but it bears worth repeating: The ACC wanted these guys and now it’s got ’em. Careful what you wish for boys! Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.