Preston Parker Surprisingly Caught With Non-Musket

Not pictured... but he totally could be that guy.

"Preston Parker" is the sort of name that conjures up images of ascots and yachts and golf clubs and maybe the sort of fraternity you get in because your grandfather's grandfather's grandfather was a member of the Continental Congress.

So this is kind of surprising:

Florida State star Preston Parker was arrested late Monday and charged with carrying a concealed .45-caliber pistol and a small amount of marijuana.

The 21-year-old receiver was released Tuesday from the Palm Beach County Jail, Palm Beach Gardens Police spokeswoman Ellen Lovejoy said. The gun charge is a felony.

Personally I would have bet on an heirloom blunderbuss and Macallan 20, but life is weird sometimes.

Those who didn't watch much of a mediocre ACC team last year might also be surprised that Preston Parker is a pretty excellent wide receiver. Last year he led the team with 62 catches and over 1500 total yards. He's now suspended until the gun charge is cleared up.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-24-2008 @ 9:17AM

tom stovall III said...

Prop 48 strikes again! 20-25 yrs ago they didn't have these incidents because the athletes were student-athletes, with the proper academic credentials. Now with now no academic requirements needed, any thug can get on a college campus if he can run, throw or catch. The academic elites justify this as promoting "diversity", yet also see the $$$ generated by these thug-athletes. If they were true to their principles about academic integrity, only the students who really wanted a college education would be allowed on college campuses. Higher Educ., what a joke!