CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina forward Marcus Ginyard was shocked earlier this month when an assistant coach called him to ask if he knew there was a warrant issued for his arrest.
Ginyard said the reason he didn’t show up for his scheduled court date for two misdemeanor charges on violating a noise ordinance and driving with an expired license — thus, earning the warrant — was that he hired a lawyer to do it for him. And the lawyer didn’t show up.
Ginyard is next scheduled to appear in Orange County District Court on July 22.
“Your house is dirty, you hire a maid to come clean it,’’ said Ginyard, a rising senior. “You pay someone $15 dollars to wash your car when it goes to the car wash, so when it comes out on the other side you expect it to be clean. So you can’t make your court date, and you hire a lawyer to go to court for you – and he doesn’t go. I don’t know how else to put it. …. We’re handling it, and it will all be taken care of soon.”
Ginyard was in New York for the weekend, working on his internship, when he received the call.
"That threw my weekend into quite a bit of a twist,'' he said. "But we’re getting through it, and seven days for now, we’ll be through with it."
CORRECTION: Ginyard was charged with driving with an expired inspection sticker.
Robbi Pickeral has covered ACC sports for The News & Observer since 2003. She can be reached at
Comments
Did the Lawyer get his
Mon, 07/14/2008 - 23:07 — Anonymous (not verified)Did the Lawyer get his degree from UNC?
That's a first
Mon, 07/14/2008 - 22:17 — UNCAlumnus (not verified)I've gone through similar situations, but never had a lawyer not show up. Best of luck to Ginyard in settling this thing out.
Robbi, you messed up the
Mon, 07/14/2008 - 20:41 — Anonymous (not verified)Robbi, you messed up the facts - again - to make the situation look worse than it is. Not an expired LICENSE, an expired INSPECTION sticker!
You are absolutely correct.
Mon, 07/14/2008 - 22:18 — rpickeral (author)You are absolutely correct. Thank you for your comment, and the blog is being updated. --RP
Nothing is ever simple ....
Mon, 07/14/2008 - 19:24 — FloydTurboMarcus ..... NOTHING is ever a simple explanation in this rattlesnake nest called Triangle Sports Rivals. If you are sentenced to ten years of hard labor, there will be nutzo Wuffies insisting it be "life" and disemberment. ..... that Sidney's son is sentenced at this same time adds to the enfuego of it all. Sure, there is no relation ..... EXCEPT to a certified wuff loonie.
Grab ahold and hang on ....