Former professional football player Warren McVea was...
Former professional football player Warren McVea was sentenced in Houston to eight years’ probation and a $4,000 fine for possessing cocaine.
McVea, 40, was sentenced Friday by State District Judge Carl Walker Jr. after he pleaded guilty to the charge. He also got a lecture from Walker for not being a better role model.
The judge told McVea he had watched him play at Houston. He said professional athletes serve as role models for youngsters.
“You are getting a new chance to fulfill your (obligation as) role model and I wish you luck,” Walker said.
McVea was arrested Dec. 18 in the bathroom of a southwest Houston apartment as he and two companions were cooking cocaine to make “crack,” police said. He was charged with possessing a vial that contained cocaine residue.
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