A former Kansas basketball player is facing serious charges in Tennessee after an arrest in Memphis on Saturday afternoon.
Lagerald Montrell Vick, 29, who is from Memphis and lives there now, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and with employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, according to Shelby County, Tennessee, criminal court records.
Police say the case stems from a shooting reported in the early hours of July 5. In an arrest affidavit, Memphis police said they spoke with an alleged victim at Regional One Hospital, where the man said he had been shot in the back while at a party late on July 4.
The alleged victim told police that a man with a handgun tucked under his arm started a “verbal confrontation” with him. The affidavit says he described the man as “a dark-complected male in his late 20s, tall and slim build, wearing dark-colored clothing,” and said that when he turned away, the man kept berating him and then shot him with the handgun.
The shooter fled, and the alleged victim later went to the hospital. According to the affidavit, he later gave police the suspect’s first name and then identified Vick on Tuesday from a photo lineup of six people as the man who shot him. Allegations in affidavits have not been proved in court.
Vick was in Shelby County jail as of Sunday night, jail records showed, and a video arraignment was scheduled for Monday morning. His bond was set at $1.5 million.
This was not Vick’s first recent legal trouble. He was arrested in April on separate charges of felony aggravated burglary, felony theft of property worth between $1,000 and 2,500, and misdemeanor vandalism of property worth $1,000 or less. That case is still pending, with a report to the court set for July 30.
Vick played at KU from 2015 to 2019. His college career ended when he took a leave of absence late in his senior season and never returned. In the years since, he has played professionally in countries including Mexico and New Zealand and also appeared for the KU alumni team in The Basketball Tournament.
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