August 24, 2005

Starting Tech safety arrested for parole violations

Texas Tech starting safety Vincent Meeks faces two years in jail and a $10,000 fine for violating the terms of his parole.

He is accused of violating terms of his three-year probation on a charge of forgery of a financial instrument, Rockwall County District Attorney Ray Sumrow said Wednesday. Meeks failed to report to a probation officer for several months, didn't pay court costs and failed to complete community service and other programs, Sumrow said.

Meeks was accused of trying to cash a $475 illegal computer-generated check in 2003 that was made out to him, Sumrow said. He pleaded guilty but was not convicted because the court gave him deferred adjudication, Sumrow said. If he had completed his probation without any incidents, the charge would have been removed from his record.

Meeks surrendered himself Tuesday on an arrest warrant issued Aug. 9 and was arraigned and arrested on a charge of probation violation related to the forgery charge. He was released from the Rockwall County Jail late Tuesday after posting $10,000 bond.

How exactly does a kid round up the $1,000 needed to post a $10,000 bond? From what I've heard, most bondsmen aren't terribly charitable.

Tech football coach Mike Leach says that Meeks will not miss any time for the parole violation.