A former Kansas basketball player is facing serious charges in Tennessee after police say he was arrested Saturday afternoon in Memphis and accused of attempted first-degree murder.
Lagerald Montrell Vick, 29, who is from Memphis and lives there now, was also charged with employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, according to Shelby County criminal court records.
The case stems from an early-morning shooting that Memphis police discussed with an alleged victim at Regional One Hospital on July 5. The man told officers he had been shot in the back after attending a party late on July 4.
According to the arrest affidavit, the victim said a man with a handgun tucked under his arm started a “verbal confrontation” with him. The affidavit says the victim described the man as “a dark-complected male in his late 20s, tall and slim build, wearing dark-colored clothing,” and said that after he turned away, the man kept insulting him and then shot him.
Police say the shooter ran off, while the victim made it to the hospital. The man later gave officers the suspect’s first name and then, on Tuesday, picked Vick out of a photo lineup of six people as the person who shot him. Allegations in affidavits have not been proved in court.
Vick was in Shelby County jail as of Sunday night, with a video arraignment set for Monday morning. His bond was listed at $1.5 million.
This is not Vick’s only legal trouble this year. He was arrested in April on separate counts 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 scheduled for July 30.
Vick played at KU from 2015 to 2019. His college career ended after he took a leave of absence late in his senior season and never came back. More recently, he has played professionally in countries including Mexico and New Zealand, and he also appeared for the KU alumni team in The Basketball Tournament.
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