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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Tampa Bay: Kenny Kelly arrested on marijuana charges

Former Tampa Catholic record-setting quarterback Kenny Kelly was arrested Wednesday morning on three felony drug counts.

Kelly, currently the quarterbacks coach at Plant City, was arrested for possession of marijuana of more than 20 grams, purchase and solicitation to deliver marijuana, according to police reports. All three charges are third-degree felonies.

Kelly went to the University of Miami to play quarterback there, but ended up pursuing baseball as a second-round draft pick of the Devil Rays. He has played professional baseball for 11 years—parts of six of them at the Triple-A level—including 26 major league at bats. He last reached in majors in 2005 with the Nationals. Last season, he played for the White Sox’s Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte. He recently returned to coach quarterbacks in his hometown of Plant City.

“I’m stunned,” said first-year Plant City coach Jason Strunk. “Other than that I don’t know anything else. There’s really nothing else I can add.”

Repoz Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:02 AM | 17 comment(s)
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1. vortex of dissipation Posted: July 24, 2008 at 12:30 AM (#2870857)

He has played professional baseball for 11 years—parts of six of them at the Triple-A level—including 26 major league at bats.

Someone can't read BR - he has played in 26 major-league games, with 14 at bats...

2. baseclog Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:37 AM (#2870919)

Having less than an ounce of pot is a felony? Is that Florida state law?

3. Mr2bits Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:44 AM (#2870923)

That is Florida state law. I'm not really sure what prompted lawmakers to make 20 grams the misdemeanor/felony threshold, but since when do drug laws make sense?

4. The District Attorney Posted: July 24, 2008 at 01:53 AM (#2870932)

Why?

Because he's Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly.

5. Robert Machemer Posted: July 24, 2008 at 02:01 AM (#2870934)

...Kelly of mine.

Only on BBTF would someone count the "Kelly"s to see if you got them all. I did it to fulfill BBTF destiny.

6. Craig K Posted: July 24, 2008 at 02:06 AM (#2870937)

Ah, yes, one of the players I had to trade for on video games to complete my goal of having all the Kellys in the majors.

7. ian Posted: July 24, 2008 at 02:37 AM (#2870948)

Just a guess but maybe they didn't want people to get out of a felony charge simply because they were a gram or two under an ounce. Or 7.

8. It's All Voxter Now, Baby Blue Posted: July 24, 2008 at 04:17 AM (#2870962)

Wow, where I live you'd get the equivalent of a ticket for this sort of thing, I think.

9. The Clarence Thomas of BTF (scott) Posted: July 24, 2008 at 04:50 AM (#2870966)

<3 drug laws.

20g of marijuana (with intent to deliver) carries a mandatory minimum in PA of at least 1 year. hurray screwy drug laws!

10. baseclog Posted: July 24, 2008 at 06:13 AM (#2870970)

I grew up in Houston (haven't checked since I lived there 10 years ago so this might have changed), but anything less than an ounce was a class C misdemeanor. Which, like 8 says, is equivalent to a traffic ticket. Unless, like 9 said, there was intent to deliver. Intent was usually proven by having the dope in more than 1 bag. I also never heard of anyone being busted by the cops and not going to jail.

11. ian Posted: July 24, 2008 at 06:48 AM (#2870974)

$25 civil infraction ticket, here.

12. Russ Posted: July 24, 2008 at 07:15 AM (#2870983)

$25 civil infraction ticket, here.

You're losing the WAR ON DRUGS. Go buy some Freedom Fries and write your local congress-business.

13. Shooty Is A One Man Legion Posted: July 24, 2008 at 07:38 AM (#2870989)

There's currently an ad for NY state drug laws on the side of my screen as I type this. Thanks Ads by Google bot!

14. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: July 24, 2008 at 08:46 AM (#2871016)

There’s really nothing else I can add.

How about, "I don't want him working with kids"?

I mean, if he won't think of the children, then someone has to do it for him.

15. Swedish Chef Posted: July 24, 2008 at 08:57 AM (#2871022)

I'm not really sure what prompted lawmakers to make 20 grams the misdemeanor/felony threshold

Obviously it's a communistic plot to infiltrate the metric system into America.

16. Shooty Is A One Man Legion Posted: July 24, 2008 at 09:02 AM (#2871025)

How about, "I don't want him working with kids"?

Why? There's a lot the kids need to learn before college. How to use a bong. How to construct a pipe out of an apple. That they should always remove stems and seeds. That it is bad form to Bogart. No one taught me these things in high school and I was a laughing stock as an undergraduate. It was embarassing.

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