Ex-Lions Star Arrested Again
Former King High and Saint Leo University basketball standout Marquis McCullough was arrested Monday afternoon on charges of attempted murder and cocaine trafficking.
The 2005 Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year, McCullough, 21, was arrested by Hillsborough County deputies and booked into the Orient Road Jail. He was set for his first court appearance this afternoon.
A sleek, 6-foot-1 point guard, McCullough was dismissed from Saint Leo's team in October 2005 following his second arrest in five months. At that time, Lions coach Mike Madagan said the door remained open for McCullough to work his way back onto the team.
But the school severed all ties with McCullough when he was arrested twice in a three-week span last summer. The second arrest included 11 charges, seven of them felonies.
The charge report from this latest arrest indicates McCullough is unemployed.
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what a role model
Posted by: he is a real winner | June 19, 2007 at 11:46 AM
role model?
I think the term you are looking for is gigantic criminal douche bag.
Posted by: | June 22, 2007 at 10:27 PM
What a wasted opportunity. So many young individuals would have loved to have the opportunity to get a FREE education while doing something that they were good at. What happened to the ROLE MODELS in his life. Probably MIA...another youth bites the dust. When will society realize that it takes a village
Posted by: Cindy | July 07, 2007 at 10:49 AM
This guy could flat out play. I never remember watching a game where he went for less 20.
Posted by: | February 20, 2008 at 08:32 PM
TOO BAD HE CAN'T STAY OUT OF TROUBLE
KIDS GET A GRIP AND GROW UP AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE
tHAT IS ONLY MEANT TO KIDS THAT NEED THAT
Posted by: | February 20, 2008 at 09:00 PM