Frankie Gomez, Top Golden Boy Prospect, Facing Felony Narcotics Charge
by Scott Christ on Jan 26, 2012 2:04 PM EST
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Golden Boy prospect Frankie Gomez of East Los Angeles is facing court dates in February due to a pair of arrests from January, according to BoxingScene.com's Jake Donovan.
The more serious of the two arrests resulted in a felony charge for possession of narcotics:
The most serious charge facing the unbeaten 140 lb. fighter is possession of narcotics, for which he has to appear in front of a Los Angeles judge and jury on February 1. The charge was introduced after Gomez was pulled over Tuesday evening, when he was issued a citation for a suspended driver’s license.
Bail for the felony charge was set at $30,000 along with the issuing of the February 1 court date.
This comes just four days after Gomez was arrested and booked on three separate misdemeanor charges on January 20 – two for outstanding warrants due to failure to appear in court for traffic violations, and a third for petty theft.
The latter issues will have him in court on February 21. Gomez (12-0, 9 KO) is a very promising 135/140-pound prospect in the ring, winning the Nationals in 2007 at age 17, and gaining a silver medal at the 2009 Worlds. He fought five times as a pro in 2011, including an August win in a tough fight against Adrian Granados. He was last in the ring on December 3, on the undercard of Golden Boy's Mares vs Agbeko show in Los Angeles.
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Never seen him fight, but by reading the story I’d bet anything that the cops asked if they could look in his car once they pulled him over/cited him and he said yes. The lesson, as always: never let cops search your car without a warrant.
Also, don’t have narcotics.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Jan 26, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Or oxycodone
that’s become the street drug of choice in many parts of the country
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
What is it with these young prodigies named Frankie?
First Gavin, now Gomez.
Hopefully not two big wastes of talent.
Steve Kim on Frankie Gomez:
Frankie Gomez is a classic example of ‘too much, too soon.’ Give a guy who doesn’t have a passion for the game that much money early on and stuff like this is bound to happen. the signs were always there and a lot of enabling took place with Gomez.
A good while back, Steve compared Gomez to JaMarcus Russell.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
DAMN…so gomez is fat, out of shape, and can’t throw things in a straight line??
by KidSleez on Jan 26, 2012 5:43 PM EST via Android app reply actions
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