IUwins0708 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 The one time Sampson recruit who wore IU socks as a Kentucky High School player, was arrested again. He and a girl were pulled over with 10lbs of meth in their vehicle. Sad, the young man had the talent and charisma to be a star in college but wasted it. Now he’s about out of chances to turn his life around. Not sure of this deserves its own thread but didn’t know where to put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, IUwins0708 said: The one time Sampson recruit who wore IU socks as a Kentucky High School player, was arrested again. He and a girl were pulled over with 10lbs of meth in their vehicle. Sad, the young man had the talent and charisma to be a star in college but wasted it. Now he’s about out of chances to turn his life around. Not sure of this deserves its own thread but didn’t know where to put it. You can't fix stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Former Scott County basketball star charged in meth bust - ABC 36 News (wtvq.com) Shaking my head how people let this happen to themselves, especially when you have the opportunity that Mackey had. I mean, is he sitting in that jail right now wondering what could have happened if he stayed clean and out of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Former Scott County basketball star charged in meth bust - ABC 36 News (wtvq.com) Shaking my head how people let this happen to themselves, especially when you have the opportunity that Mackey had. I mean, is he sitting in that jail right now wondering what could have happened if he stayed clean and out of trouble. Yeah, it really is sad. It’s truly a disease of some sort. Seen it happen to a few good kids. Starts out innocent and ends up snowballing from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUwins0708 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, jefftheref said: You can't fix stupid! I agree what he did/does is stupid, but if I’m remembering right he was a highly intelligent kid as far as grades went. Makes you wonder why some turn down that road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 This guy is a hardcore criminal. A criminal who is athletic and can play some ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_iu_bb Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Didn't he get busted for drugs at school.or something like that his senior year of HS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 It is really sad. Please don’t post and call him stupid or just label him a hardcore criminal. He had some mental capacity issues in high school, and drugs in his young life, and people posting here have no idea about the kid’s background, his family history, his upbringing and the people in his life, etc etc. what it is is sad, he was extremely talented as a basketball player and the choices he made and life he’s in ended that future. Labeling him doesn’t do any good and dismisses his circumstances while knowing nothing about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 @Hoosierhoopster I appreciate what you are saying. But is this the Bud Mackey we are talking about? Seems like he had his chances and fouled it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said: It is really sad. Please don’t post and call him stupid or just label him a hardcore criminal. He had some mental capacity issues in high school, and drugs in his young life, and people posting here have no idea about the kid’s background, his family history, his upbringing and the people in his life, etc etc. what it is is sad, he was extremely talented as a basketball player and the choices he made and life he’s in ended that future. Labeling him doesn’t do any good and dismisses his circumstances while knowing nothing about them I got a cousin that is 3 months older than me. We graduated together at the same HS. We farmed together growing up and what not. He got a great job coming out of school. Then something happened, he got into drugs. Along with that came criminal activity to support his drug habit. At 27 he was incarcerated in prison for 5 years. Comes out and jumps right back in it. Last I knew he was in jail in Wabash county for meth. I could go on and on about the chances he got and family members trying to help him, but he stays active in that "meth click." Just sad and my family has basically given up on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 7 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: @Hoosierhoopster I appreciate what you are saying. But is this the Bud Mackey we are talking about? Seems like he had his chances and fouled it up. So he got sentenced for 15 1/2 years in March 2020, but was still on the streets yesterday to be arrested with 10lbs. of meth. How does that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, cybergates said: So he got sentenced for 15 1/2 years in March 2020, but was still on the streets yesterday to be arrested with 10lbs. of meth. How does that happen? Sadly, it does make one wonder. Maybe the attorneys on this site can chime in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckraker Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, rico said: I got a cousin that is 3 months older than me. We graduated together at the same HS. We farmed together growing up and what not. He got a great job coming out of school. Then something happened, he got into drugs. Along with that came criminal activity to support his drug habit. At 27 he was incarcerated in prison for 5 years. Comes out and jumps right back in it. Last I knew he was in jail in Wabash county for meth. I could go on and on about the chances he got and family members trying to help him, but he stays active in that "meth click." Just sad and my family has basically given up on him. I'm right with you, there Rico. Numerous friends and family who have been involved with meth in one way or another. One neighbor who is around 40, who has spent the majority of the last 20 years in prison. Gets out, gets popped, goes back. Rinse and repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Look at my local police blotter... http://www.inkfreenews.com/2021/01/28/jail-bookings-3551/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, rico said: Look at my local police blotter... http://www.inkfreenews.com/2021/01/28/jail-bookings-3551/ The cast of Zombieland 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: The cast of Zombieland 3? LOL...I wouldn't want to take a dip in that "gene pool." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: Sadly, it does make one wonder. Maybe the attorneys on this site can chime in? The article isn't Mar 2020 it was updated then. Originally from Jun 2011 so he probably served some of the sentence then got released (recently?) and is back at it again. Thanks to @Madison22 for noticing the dates on the article. I just noticed the updated date not the original one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDB Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 8 hours ago, rico said: Look at my local police blotter... http://www.inkfreenews.com/2021/01/28/jail-bookings-3551/ What the *&$%. Holy !@#% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 13 hours ago, rico said: I got a cousin that is 3 months older than me. We graduated together at the same HS. We farmed together growing up and what not. He got a great job coming out of school. Then something happened, he got into drugs. Along with that came criminal activity to support his drug habit. At 27 he was incarcerated in prison for 5 years. Comes out and jumps right back in it. Last I knew he was in jail in Wabash county for meth. I could go on and on about the chances he got and family members trying to help him, but he stays active in that "meth click." Just sad and my family has basically given up on him. Both of my maternal and paternal great grandpas were alcoholics. My great grandpa on my stepdads side was an alcoholic. My stepmothers family is full of alcoholics But my dads side is the worst. Alchohol, crack, meth, weed, cocaine, prison, whores with multiple kids from multiple dads. My dad was the baby of the family and somehow escaped that life. For context my dad lost his in 1975 as a 14 year old kid. So he shaped himself and taught me to be good and I am fortunate and grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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