Day: January 9, 2006

Way to throw away your career, Marcus.

D'Arque Bishop1 Comment

Louie and I were discussing Marcus Vick on Saturday night (where I was referring to him as “Rick Mexico”), so reading this amused me somewhat…

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=97878&ran=93331&tref=po

SUFFOLK –– Marcus Vick, the former Virginia Tech quarterback who was dismissed from the team last week after various troubles on the field and with the law, was arrested and charged Monday with three counts of brandishing a firearm, a misdemeanor.

The 21-year-old turned himself in at the Suffolk magistrate’s office Monday afternoon, where he was later released on a $10,000 bond. Sunday night, shortly after 9 p.m., police were called to the parking lot of the McDonalds at 6201 College Dr.

The mother of a 17-year-old boy reported that Vick “had pointed a weapon at her son and two others during an altercation,” said police spokeswoman Lt. D.J. George.

Larry Woodward, Vick’s lawyer, acknowledged the arrest Monday, but declined further comment until later in the day.

How to tell this is NOT the home for you…

D'Arque Bishop

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_ID_House_Explodes.html

SANDPOINT, Idaho — A family of three and a real estate agent are recovering from burns to the hands and face after a propane leak caused the house they were touring to explode.

The blast occurred Saturday when a real-estate agent was showing the log home near Sandpoint to a couple and their son.

“They went to the house with the agent. She unlocked the door, they went in, they smelled gas, she turned the light on and at that point the house exploded,” said family member Sue Peterson. “It actually blew them off the porch and into the snow.”

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The victims suffered second- and third-degree burns, said Capt. John Valdez of the Bonner County Sheriff’s department. The burns, mostly to the hands and face, are not considered life-threatening.

The house was not leveled by the explosion and fire, but walls were damaged and all the windows were shattered.

“We’re making our way through the home room by room, trying to determine what happened,” Northside Fire Chief Brad Mitton told the Bonner County Daily Bee.