5:16pm: Friday’s felony charge is actually in connection with Clark’s March arrest, not the Uzi incident in June, according to the Kansas City Star’s Herbie Teope. With a subsequent charge potentially coming for the more publicized June arrest, the Pro Bowl defender’s off-field issues are piling up. He will be arraigned July 14. As for Clark’s second 2021 arrest, Teope notes authorities are still investigating that matter.
5:06pm: Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark is now facing a felony charge — possession of an assault weapon — in connection with his June 20 arrest, according to TMZ.
Police arrested Clark during a traffic stop in Los Angeles, when they found an Uzi in an open duffle bag in the vehicle. The 28-year-old pass rusher faces three years in prison and, on the much lighter end of the spectrum, a suspension under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Clark is also a candidate for the Commissioner’s Exempt List (paid leave). The two-time Pro Bowler has claimed the gun did not belong to him but rather a member of his security team.
Clark, however, was also arrested on a gun charge — possession of a concealed firearm — March 13 in L.A. A traffic stop that night led to police finding two loaded firearms — a rifle and a handgun — in the vehicle. That case remains open, Kansas City Star’s Sam McDowell reports.
At the least, Clark is facing the prospect of missing a sizable chunk of the 2021 season. The six-year veteran entered the NFL with a significant legal issue in his past. Misdemeanor domestic violence and assault charges led to Michigan dismissing him from the team in 2014. A plea deal led to those charges being reduced to persistent disorderly conduct, and because the incident occurred before Clark entered the NFL, he did not face a suspension under the league’s personal conduct policy.
The Chiefs, who acquired Clark from the Seahawks in April 2019, will certainly be lacking at the edge rusher spot if he is placed on paid leave and/or suspended. He is set to earn $18.5MM in base salary this season and is currently tied to a Chiefs-most $25.8MM cap hit.
Don’t ride around with an uzi in your lambo, in the wrong side of town.
I’m sure his ride was a very respectable mid-western Cadillac…..
A- It’s a shame Patrick Mahomes has to play with and lead to glory such an awful bunch of vermin that Andy Reid oversees.
B- I do appreciate the Uzi reference. Uzi’s peaked in the 80’s, perhaps they are making a comeback like mom jeans.
Should I even bother to ask what the gun toting security team is protecting Clark from?
He needs a security team to protect him from himself…..
So is this guy going to be allowed to play this season after two felonies in one offseason? If so, that’s pretty insane if you ask me. We’ve seen guys miss games for weed..even after it was already legal in a lot of states but you let guys who beat women play or have do shit like this. I really hope he gets the indefinite ban on him. Maybe that’s harsh but come on, quit being so ignorant. You’re in the NFL, take your life more serious.
You are not in Texas anymore,cowboy!
Two gun arrests in one off season. Good to go!
A policy for beating women. A policy. A policy.
Pot test/arrest,throw the book at them.
Don’t get the Texas reference. What connection does Clark have to Texas?
They are big , strong , fast athletes who have been given LOTS of breaks along the way. Imagine how much crap these guys get away with…..How much of a free ride in HS and college , just because they were good at the game.
No one said they were very smart.
Lots of them are so gd dumb they are their own worst enemy. Why is he anywhere within a mile of where he thinks he needs a UZI????
Just shocking! This action by an NFL player takes the public by surprise! Today’s NFL is a sad cry from years past when heros were just that on the field and men off. I hate to give credit but the league tried to enforce its “protect of the shield” but nowhere near enough. The NFLPA and even fans cried when their players were being punished.So we baby them, pacify them and kiss the backside of the almighty dollar.
With suspensions for misdemeanor arrest and lifetime ban for felonies the players that pass this threshold would be gone and the message sent. BUT! until they do you get the weekly police blotter.
Frank was great in Seattle not sure what those guys in KC did to him. Probably Mahomes is a bad influence on him. Maybe Andy’s son is stalking him. Maybe he is covering for Patrick the Uzi was his but he couldn’t take the blame for it. He has other gun charges and this would be his 3rd and jail time. The team promised to make it up on his next contract. Not sure who was dumb enough to leave the rifle loaded and the handgun someone should have a concealed carry permit on them. It all goes back to the racist owners and fans not getting rid of the offensive name I can’t even say. They should be the KC WTF from now on.
What is an assault weapon legally? What would constitute that definition to fit a felony charge? And why would he face that charge for simply owning one, and not, say, just owning one with no permit or displaying one in public? Curious about this law and how it applies.
Assault weapon is the media’s term for scary gun.
Apparently it’s a legal term now. I am curious as to what constitutes the legal definition that people can be prosecuted for.
I saw an article on the DailyMail that said Frank Clark had been arrested for the possession of an “Uzi assault rifle” which is just ridiculous. So I’m curious to know what the legal standard is for an “assault weapon” in California. Is it the number of rounds carried? The presence or lack thereof of a safety? What exactly got him into trouble and why is this a felony charge as opposed to a misdemeanor (legally speaking)?
I don’t think your the only person who finds the laws regarding weapons confusing and even contradictory. Ironically you can get arrested for possession of an assault weapon yet go and bid on this beauty… link to bringatrailer.com
“Location: Los Angeles”
wait a sec
…”location: Los Angeles”
you gotta be kidding me