MSU receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr. arrested, charged

EAST LANSING – Michigan State football player Macgarrett Kings Jr. is in trouble with the law again after a weekend arrest.

Kings, who will be a senior receiver in the fall, has been charged with drunken and disorderly conduct and obstructing, resisting, hindering or assaulting a police officer, according to East Lansing 54-B District Court documents. Both are misdemeanors punishable by up to 93 days in jail and $500 in fines.

Kings, 21, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was arrested in East Lansing at 2:36 a.m. on Saturday, according to court documents, and posted $200 bail.

"We're aware of the incident," MSU coach Mark Dantonio said in a statement. "All of our student-athletes are held to a high standard, and individuals will be held accountable for their actions. We will manage this situation internally."

Kings was suspended for most of spring football a year ago after an April 6 arrest in Delhi Township for operating while intoxicated and driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.17 or above, which is subject to Michigan's "super drunk" laws. Kings' blood-alcohol content registered a 0.234 on his preliminary breath test, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08.

He was sentenced to 13 months of probation on July 7 in 55th District Court in Mason after pleading guilty to the DUI charge in exchange for having the OWI charge dropped. Both are misdemeanors.

Kings' probation ended early, though, according to 55th District Court records, after a Dec. 23 motion from his attorney and a final Jan. 14 payoff of $245.

Kings was ordered to pay more than $1,700 in total fines. His probation entailed a suspended license, seven days of community service work and substance abuse counseling. And he was prohibited from consuming alcohol and being in establishments "where alcohol is sold for consumption on the premises."

Kings also had his locker moved from the main area of the new locker room and his number was changed from No. 3 to No. 85 for part of the season.

Asked what he learned from the arrest last season, Kings said: "Take nothing for granted. Nothing is promised to you. As coach (Mark Dantonio) always says, it's an honor to be a Michigan State Spartan. And everywhere you go, you're carrying that around with you. They're gonna say, 'That's Macgarrett Kings, he plays for Michigan State.'"

Kings has 76 catches for 942 yards in 35 career games, including four starts, and he has 40 punt returns for 328 yards. He had 43 catches as a sophomore and 29 as a junior, tied with Aaron Burbridge for No. 2 on the team last season.

Burbridge, Kings and R.J. Shelton are the three players expected to lead the way on the field for a receiving corps that loses Tony Lippett and Keith Mumphery.

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