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Marcus Morris denied bond
Marcus Morris Sr. was denied bond during a hearing Tuesday morning in Florida’s Broward County two days after the former NBA player was arrested at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on felony fraud charges out of Nevada. The judge denied Morris’ motion to set bond, saying that she did not have the jurisdiction to make such a ruling for an out-of-state case.
Judge denies Marcus Morris’s motion for bond in fraud case
Marcus Morris has been in custody in Broward County since Sunday over allegations he stiffed a casino in Las Vegas ... and at a hearing regarding the matter on Tuesday, Morris' attorneys asked for bond so he could get a handle on the issue. The lawyers told the judge that Morris was in the process of paying off his debts in Nevada -- and releasing him would help expedite that. The judge, though, denied the motion for bond ... and said she would only release him to Nevada authorities for extradition -- or if the warrants that were issued for his arrest were withdrawn.
Marcus Morris arrested for fraud
Marcus Morris Sr. has been arrested on a fraud charge in Florida ... TMZ has learned. The 13-year NBA veteran was taken into custody Sunday in Broward County, Florida, according to online booking records.
Barry Jackson: Per Nielsen, 8.3 percent of Dade/Broward homes with TV sets tuned in Heat-Knicks Game 1 on ABC yesterday. Panthers Game 7 drew a combined 3.4 percent in Dade/Broward (Bally Sports Fla. and TNT), with 4.5 percent watching the heart-pounding overtime in Boston.
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In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Broward County, Haslem alleges Murbur Inc.’s LeadER Animal Specialty Hospital acted negligently in treating his dog. Haslem alleges he brought his dog, Juice, to the veterinary hospital in May after the pet swallowed a rope. The hospital successfully performed surgery to remove the rope, but also neutered the dog without Haslem’s permission and without medical necessity. Haslem now seeks monetary compensation for the doctor’s alleged mistake.
In any event, he was working hard on the court. He re-signed with the Heat in August 2005 and bought a four-bedroom house with a yard and a pool in a family community in Broward County, soon discovering that coming home to an empty space felt lonely. “I was impressed with her independence those two years, but the separation made me realize how much I missed her and wanted to share my life with her,” he said. “I just didn’t know how to ask her to marry me. We had never lived together and while she comes from a home with parents who have been together forever, my family experience with marriage had been negative and painful. There was no happy ever after.”
While Udonis Haslem was out on April 13, an off night between Heat home games, his Broward County house was targeted by burglars. Officers responded to an alarm, went to the house and reached Haslem. They found signs of forced entry at the side door of the garage, through the prying of the lock. Drawers were pulled out, and the closet of Haslem’s fiancee was ransacked. Clothes and purses were in garbage bags. Electronics were undisturbed. The police report draws the conclusion that there was a lookout who alerted the other suspect to the alarm and the arrival of police, and they left through the back door.
Kenny Anderson’s stint as Davie-Posnack Day’s boys basketball coach was memorable for all the wrong reasons. The former NBA All-Star point guard, 42, was arrested over the weekend for drunken driving, according to Broward police records.
Former NBA player Kenny Anderson was arrested for DUI in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, according to Broward jail booking records. Anderson, 42, was pulled over for failing to signal a lane change. He failed a roadside sobriety test and his blood alcohol level registered a .194, more than double the legal limit of .08, according to police.
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A Broward County judge on Tuesday rejected a DUI manslaughter defendant's request to leave the country for an upcoming business trip. Mario Careaga, 43, an executive at a Fort Lauderdale insurance brokerage, is free on a $10,000 bond while he awaits trial for the Sept. 2010 death of Miami Heat dancer Nancy Lopez-Ruiz. Prosecutors say Careaga was drunk when he drove his 2009 Mercedes-Benz sedan into the victim's 2003 Suzuki sport motorcycle on the 700 block of East Sunrise Boulevard. Lopez-Ruiz, 22, died at the scene.
New York City hoops legend Kenny Anderson is joining the high school coaching ranks in Broward County. Anderson, 40, surprised Davie’s Posnack Day School with his interest in the head basketball coaching position, telling the school he wanted to give back to the community and “reach different clientele.” As if Posnack AD Mitch Evron needed any convincing, it was a slam-dunk hire for a program that has never made the regional playoffs.
The South Florida-based manager for Dennis Rodman said this morning that his client is "fine" after a car Rodman was riding in flipped at least three times on I-95 in Broward County this weekend. "He called me right after it happened," the manager said. "He was going to the hospital, but he said he was OK. It was just Dennis being Dennis." Celebrity gossip website TMZ first reported the car accident, in which Rodman and a female companion were passengers, last night. Neither Rodman, who lives in South Florida, nor the lady friend were hurt, though the driver of the green Range Rover had head injuries.
Luxury real estate agents say Miami-Dade County makes the most sense for James and his new teammates because the Heat play in downtown Miami, but some brokers aren't dismissing Fort Lauderdale or somewhere else in Broward County. Udonis Haslem and James Jones, who recently re-signed with the Heat, both own spreads in Southwest Ranches. Brokers who sell high-end properties typically sign confidentiality clauses that prevent them from disclosing names of their clients and details of their purchases, so the public may not find out where the players put down roots until the home sales hit local property records. "When they're on the court playing, they have their fans, but this is their private life," said Mayi de la Vega, principal for One Sotheby's International Realty in Coral Gables. "You have to honor that."
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