Per ESPN: Kirkland Arrested on Weapons Charge

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  1. NickBarker

    NickBarker Damnum Absque Injuria Full Member

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    Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4084358

    Junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, who is scheduled to fight Michael Walker in a 10-round bout May 2 on the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao HBO PPV card undercard in Las Vegas, was arrested on a weapons charge Sunday.
    He was still in custody Monday afternoon.
    Kirkland, 25, who is on probation for a 2003 armed robbery that cost him 2½ years of his career, was arrested during a traffic stop in his hometown of Austin, Texas, and booked Sunday afternoon. He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the Travis County Sherriff's Department Web site.
    Whether Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs) will be available to fight May 2 is unclear.
    "It appears that James is the victim of circumstance and we're waiting for the facts to come in before we make any comment," Cameron Dunkin, Kirkland's co-manager, told ESPN.com.
    Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who signed Kirkland in October and promoted his last two bouts, both of which were on HBO, has talked with Kirkland's attorney and co-manager Michael Miller and had no comment.
    "I don't really know anything yet, so I really can't comment, but I'm looking into it," Schaefer said.
    Kirkland has emerged as one of the most fearsome punchers in boxing and is on the fast track. After stopping Joel "Love Child" Julio in six rounds on March 7, he was quickly lined up for the May 2 fight which was to be followed with another HBO appearance in August. Schaefer has been trying to put together a title challenge for him against either Sergei Dzindziruk or Daniel Santos.
     
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  2. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    Wtf!!!!!
     
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  3. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    WTF....****ed up news, i hope he'll be out soon......
     
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  4. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    hmm says.......holy shiet.... big disappointment.. he better make May 2nd
     
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  5. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    i'm sure he will...
    nowadays, i'd rather have golden boy on my side then the law :lol:
     
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  6. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    if this is accurate, he would likely be in deep ****. Good luck and hope for a good plea deal. Not smart.


    Here's Texas law:


    Sec. 46.04. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY FELON. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if he possesses a firearm:
    (1) after conviction and before the fifth anniversary of the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony or the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision, whichever date is later; or
    (2) after the period described by Subdivision (1), at any location other than the premises at which the person lives.
    (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.



    § 12.34. THIRD DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT.
    (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.
    (b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
     
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  7. FINITO

    FINITO Boxing Junkie banned

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    He must be friends with T.I.
     
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  8. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    hmm says... I'm from Texas.... hopefully he'll just get a fine and not serve time (didn't mean to rhyme). Why carry a firearm in the first place when you're a BMF in boxing and at risk for violation? Swear some people never learn...
     
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  9. Capitan

    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not Texas law!!!!


    You don't mess with Texas....they mean it!!!!!
     
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  10. marting

    marting Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This could be really bad since he's already a convicted felon.

    He better steer clear of his trainer Ann Wolf. With her temper she might go nuts on him.
     
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  11. ninebar

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    Looks like he's ****ed then.:deal
     
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  12. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Damn.

    As if he wasn't in enough ****, Anne is going to rip him a new one.
     
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  13. TanstA

    TanstA Legendary Full Member

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    ohh he's ****ed....

    he'll be out in a year if he's lucky.
     
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  14. pit

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    He's on parole for armed robbery and he was caught with a hand gun :patsch


    Its a wash for kirkland, his ass is done in the state of texas..
     
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  15. TanstA

    TanstA Legendary Full Member

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    yup, texas doesn't play around... they hope you're a celebrity so they can wash you out and dry you on a line.
     
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