Former Kansas basketball player Lagerald Montrell Vick was arrested Saturday afternoon in Memphis and now faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder in Tennessee.
Court records in Shelby County also show that Vick, 29, a Memphis native who lives there, was charged with employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
According to an arrest affidavit, Memphis police met with an alleged victim in the early hours of July 5 at Regional One Hospital. The man said he had been shot in the back while at a party late on July 4.
The affidavit says the alleged victim told police a man with a handgun tucked under his arm started a “verbal confrontation” with him. The man was described to police as “a dark-complected male in his late 20s, tall and slim build, wearing dark-colored clothing,” per the affidavit. When the alleged victim turned away, the man kept berating him and then shot him with the handgun.
The shooter ran off, and the alleged victim later went to the hospital. He later gave police the suspect’s first name and then on Tuesday picked Vick out of a photo lineup of six people, according to the affidavit. Allegations in affidavits have not been proved in court.
Vick was listed as an inmate in Shelby County jail as of Monday morning, and his bond was set at $1.5 million. His video arraignment on Monday was continued, though court logs still show a bond hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
This is not Vick’s only legal case this year. 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 for KU from 2015 to 2019. His college career ended when he took a leave of absence late in his senior season and never returned. Since then, 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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