Police in a Dallas suburb have issued an arrest warrant for Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib accusing him of firing a gun at his sister's boyfriend.
Garland police said Tuesday they believe Talib and his mother, Okolo Talib, shot at the man March 21. The man wasn't injured. Earlier that day, the man had been listed as a suspect in a disturbance and was charged with assault and interference with an emergency phone call from that incident.
Authorities issued arrest warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for Talib and his mother. She turned herself in Tuesday.
Police say Aqib Talib is set to turn himself in later this week. His agent, Todd France, did not immediately return a call.
Aqib Talib's bail will be set at $25,000, according to the Garland Police Department.
"We are deeply troubled by the serious charges filed against Aqib Talib," Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said in a team statement. "Due to current labor circumstances, we will withhold any further comment or action."
A Garland police spokesman said in a radio interview with Tampa station WDAE (620 AM) Tuesday afternoon that detectives met with Aqib Talib last week and continued their investigation before making the decision to charge him with a crime. The spokesman said the charge is a second-degree felony, which can carry a prison sentence of five to 20 years.
Okolo Talib was booked Tuesday morning on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with an additional charge of felon in possession of a firearm, which was added based on a prior conviction. Her bond was set at $25,000 for the assault charge and $5,000 for the possession of a firearm charge.
Aqib Talib, who went to L.V. Berkner High School in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, played at the University of Kansas and was a first-round pick by the Buccaneers in 2008. He's also been in trouble before. He was suspended by the NFL for the first game of last season after a 2009 altercation with a cab driver.
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Be extremly careful just having an unlicensed gun in your possession anywhere in the US these days..I know in the State of Massachsetts they have a get caught with an unlicensed firearm and it's a mandatory year in the pen. Another felony is wearing a bullet proof if you have any kind of record believe it or not.
Generally, Americans who have not been convicted of a crime are free to purchase as many bulletproof vests as they please. However, some state legislatures are considering bills that ban the sale of body armor to civilians. Connecticut is the first state to have enacted any restrictions on the sale of bulletproof vests to civilians.
Federal Law:
As of February 2010, it is against federal law for a convicted felon to possess, purchase or wear any type of body armor. The federal law came under scrutiny in a recent U.S. Court of Appeals case where the complainant argued that restricting the sale of body armor to convicted felons violated the commerce clause. The appeal failed, and it is still illegal for felons to use or buy body armor.
In Oklahoma, Wisconsin, California and Massachusetts, donning a bulletproof vest during the commission or attempted commission of a felony can lead to an additional felony conviction or the adding of extra years to the final prison sentence. In Michigan, simply uttering threats while wearing a bulletproof vest is a felony. In other states, the accused must also brandish a weapon in order to be guilty of a felony.
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Garland police said Tuesday they believe Talib and his mother, Okolo Talib, shot at the man March 21. The man wasn't injured. Earlier that day, the man had been listed as a suspect in a disturbance and was charged with assault and interference with an emergency phone call from that incident.
Authorities issued arrest warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for Talib and his mother. She turned herself in Tuesday.
Police say Aqib Talib is set to turn himself in later this week. His agent, Todd France, did not immediately return a call.
Aqib Talib's bail will be set at $25,000, according to the Garland Police Department.
"We are deeply troubled by the serious charges filed against Aqib Talib," Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said in a team statement. "Due to current labor circumstances, we will withhold any further comment or action."
A Garland police spokesman said in a radio interview with Tampa station WDAE (620 AM) Tuesday afternoon that detectives met with Aqib Talib last week and continued their investigation before making the decision to charge him with a crime. The spokesman said the charge is a second-degree felony, which can carry a prison sentence of five to 20 years.
Okolo Talib was booked Tuesday morning on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with an additional charge of felon in possession of a firearm, which was added based on a prior conviction. Her bond was set at $25,000 for the assault charge and $5,000 for the possession of a firearm charge.
Aqib Talib, who went to L.V. Berkner High School in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, played at the University of Kansas and was a first-round pick by the Buccaneers in 2008. He's also been in trouble before. He was suspended by the NFL for the first game of last season after a 2009 altercation with a cab driver.
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PS.
Be extremly careful just having an unlicensed gun in your possession anywhere in the US these days..I know in the State of Massachsetts they have a get caught with an unlicensed firearm and it's a mandatory year in the pen. Another felony is wearing a bullet proof if you have any kind of record believe it or not.
Generally, Americans who have not been convicted of a crime are free to purchase as many bulletproof vests as they please. However, some state legislatures are considering bills that ban the sale of body armor to civilians. Connecticut is the first state to have enacted any restrictions on the sale of bulletproof vests to civilians.
Federal Law:
As of February 2010, it is against federal law for a convicted felon to possess, purchase or wear any type of body armor. The federal law came under scrutiny in a recent U.S. Court of Appeals case where the complainant argued that restricting the sale of body armor to convicted felons violated the commerce clause. The appeal failed, and it is still illegal for felons to use or buy body armor.
In Oklahoma, Wisconsin, California and Massachusetts, donning a bulletproof vest during the commission or attempted commission of a felony can lead to an additional felony conviction or the adding of extra years to the final prison sentence. In Michigan, simply uttering threats while wearing a bulletproof vest is a felony. In other states, the accused must also brandish a weapon in order to be guilty of a felony.
- In Connecticut and New Hampshire, simply attempting to buy body armor is a crime if you are a convicted felon. Connecticut further restricts body armor sales by prohibiting online purchases and shipping of armor to any location in the state, even if purchased by a law-abiding citizen.
- In the state of Michigan, convicted felons may still possess body armor if they can prove a need for it in their job and can get written permission to do so from their local sheriff or other law enforcement official. Although this contravenes federal laws on the matter, it has not yet been challenged by federal courts and is therefore still in use. In Florida, New Jersey and Louisiana, convicted felons may not own body armor, and are subject to even heftier fines and even longer prison terms than normal if they use the armor to aid them in committing other crimes.
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