Frank Clark arrested for felony illegal possession of a firearm

Posted by Charean Williams on June 21, 2021, 6:03 PM EDT
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Chiefs pass rusher Frank Clark was arrested Sunday night for felony illegal possession of a firearm, TMZ.com reports.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail records show Clark remains behind bars with bail set at $35,000.

Clark was driving a Lamborghini SUV when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop in Los Angeles. Police noticed an open duffle bag with an Uzi inside and arrested him at 9:20 p.m. Sunday. He was booked into jail at 9:28 a.m. Monday.

The Seahawks traded him to the Chiefs before the 2019 season, and he signed a five-year, $104 million deal. He has made the Pro Bowl in both of his two seasons in Kansas City.

UPDATE 6:27 P.M.: Clark posted bond and was released Monday, KCTV reports.

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82 responses to “Frank Clark arrested for felony illegal possession of a firearm”

  1. I’m all for the 2nd but you gotta follow the laws in place. Yeesh. Bonehead move.

    If his less then stellar game play wasn’t getting him talked out of town this certainly won’t help

  5. Typical behavior from a Chiefs player. Do they have standards at Arrowhead at all?

  6. Watch Goodell very closely here. Months will go by where we will hear nothing and the Chiefs will order Goodell to try to make it go away.

  7. Why on God’s green earth does a private citizen need an UZI?! 😲

  9. It is a right to buy, own, sell, and carry a tool at all times and places in the universe. #naturallaw

  12. Routine? It sounds like he did nothing. What initially attracted the attention of the police?

  16. Usually if you find a dufflebag with an uzi on top, there’s only one or two things under it.

  19. He just has 2 top dollar items that anybody who can afford them should be allowed to have

  20. The fully auto Uzi has been illegal since 1986. You can’t even own the semi auto version of a Uzi without a special firearms license reserved for law enforcement/military and even the semi auto is completely banned in CA and MA. WTF was this guy thinking??!!

  23. The Chiefs supposed to have good organization first Reid’s son last year now this they are as bad as other teams

  24. “You can’t even own the semi auto version of a Uzi without a special firearms license reserved for law enforcement/military” That’s not correct. A semi-auto Uzi is legal in most states, but CA isn’t one of them, so that’s his first felony. He is probably also busted for having high-capacity magazines, for transporting ammo with the firearm (needs to be stored separately when driving in most cases) and for possibly bringing the banned weapon into the state to begin with. This all assumes that he bought the gun legally in another state. If not, then we are looking at a variety of Federal charges as well. Any normal person would go down hard for this stupidity…and for what?? SMH

  25. dolphins2cool says:
    June 21, 2021 at 6:16 pm
    Restart the meter!
    ________________________________________________________________________
    The Cards number one draft pick this year was arrested Sunday as well.

  26. betterlookingthanbatman3 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 8:56 pm
    The Chiefs supposed to have good organization first Reid’s son last year now this they are as bad as other teams

    1 0 Rate This

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    They’ve turned into the Ravens. Belcher, Hunt, Hill, Clark (known domestic when they traded for him).

    Football gods are watching.

  28. havok28 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 8:09 pm
    The fully auto Uzi has been illegal since 1986. You can’t even own the semi auto version of a Uzi without a special firearms license reserved for law enforcement/military and even the semi auto is completely banned in CA and MA. WTF was this guy thinking??!!

    I don’t know if this guy can be more wrong. Uzis aren’t illegal, just highly regulated. The average citizen can buy one with the proper background check in most states. Also semi auto Uzis aren’t illegal or even regulated in most states. Semi auto guns aren’t even illegal in CA, only certain models are ok. Uzi may or may not be legal CA , depending on the date of manufacture and whether or not it was grandfathered. This is how misinformation spreads.

  29. touchback6 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 6:30 pm
    Watch Goodell very closely here. Months will go by where we will hear nothing and the Chiefs will order Goodell to try to make it go away.

    ——————————————————————————————

    This take from Pats… I’m sorry Brady fans, is illogical. Goodell erased all the proof of Spygate and how the Patriots completely cheated to get at least their first three SBs. Goodell should be considered a hero for Brady(Pats?) fans everywhere.

    Few years after Brady and Bill are out of the league the truth will finally come out. America loves a good ol fashion scandal.

  30. purplengold says:
    June 21, 2021 at 7:01 pm
    Routine? It sounds like he did nothing. What initially attracted the attention of the police?

    —

    None of us have all the details, but considering dude was rolling with a directly accessible, illegal firearm , I’m gonna go on a limb and give the benefit of the doubt to the cops on this one.

  31. Wonder why there is no mention in this article about Clark’s criminal history which didn’t stop the Chiefs from originally signing him?

  33. The gun wasn’t registered either… So if this is the fully automatic version, he’s in even bigger trouble. If it is the Feds will come in and try to get everyone he could flip on.

  34. An UZI in his Lambo SUV? Yeah, that’s how I roll when I play Grand Theft Auto too.

  35. havok28 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 8:09 pm
    The fully auto Uzi has been illegal since 1986. You can’t even own the semi auto version of a Uzi without a special firearms license reserved for law enforcement/military…

    Not entirely true. A person who has the cash, can pass a lengthy background check, and pay for the Federal tax stamp can own a full-auto UZI mfg’ed before 1986 (in states that allow it). There are also semi-auto UZI’s with 16″ barrels – no special license needed. And then there are UZI semi-auto pistols that look like a micro version of the full size model that can be purchased by anyone with the cash who can pass a background check.

    No clue what Clark had, but any of them are a big NOPE in CA…

  36. Other sources describe the weapon as an Uzi “machine gun.” Reporters don’t understand anything about firearms (except when they like to intentionally misuse the term ‘assault rifle,’) but if that truly is a machine gun (fully automatic) as opposed to a semi-automatic, then that is federal offense with a 10 year minimum.

  38. California doesn’t allow open carry, it’s very difficult to get a concealed permit, and their laws regarding a handgun in a vehicle are a buncha BS in my opinion. It’s all very onerous and unconstitutional (as I predict we will soon find out due to future SCOTUS rulings). With that being said. Driving around in a Lamborghini with an Uzi is just retarded on the face of it, especially in California.

  40. purplengold says:
    June 21, 2021 at 7:01 pm
    Routine? It sounds like he did nothing. What initially attracted the attention of the police?
    —————————————————
    There’s this thing called driving while black. You could Google it. Also, jogging while black, barbequeing, birdwatching, pretty much any legal activity you can name can be made illegal simply by doing it while black. But driving is the big one.

  42. betterlookingthanbatman3 says:
    The Chiefs supposed to have good organization first Reid’s son last year now this they are as bad as other teams
    ——————
    “NOW” they are just as bad? Have you been following the Chiefs?

  44. howielongsflatop75 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 6:31 pm
    Why on God’s green earth does a private citizen need an UZI?!

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    Considering the article didn’t say it was a full auto, it is simply a semi auto (most likely) 9mm gun. So the real question is Why on God’s green earth does a private citizen not need a UZI?

  46. He was also arrested in March for firearm possession and domestic violence in 2014. Problem with many professional athletes is that they hang out with people from their past that are horrible influences and that are after their money. A suspension, at least, is in order.

  47. Wow an open bag with an Uzi inside! If that’s true it means criminal liability for Frank Clark with licensing laws for the Uzi and fire arms. However it’s now up to Clark’s lawyer to find out if any illegal search and seizure laws apply. Police would need either probable cause to search the bag or an open bag with clear view of the fire arm. I do not think the police can do a search just from an open bag without viewing a fire arm.

  48. farvergnugen says:
    June 21, 2021 at 11:13 pm
    purplengold says:
    June 21, 2021 at 7:01 pm
    Routine? It sounds like he did nothing. What initially attracted the attention of the police?
    —————————————————
    There’s this thing called driving while black. You could Google it. Also, jogging while black, barbequeing, birdwatching, pretty much any legal activity you can name can be made illegal simply by doing it while black. But driving is the big one.
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    Perhaps you should look up any of the many code violations for a vehicle that will get you pulled over in California,but you want to make it about race. No way they’d find something illegal for the second time in three months though. Is there also bbqing with an uzi; jogging with an uzi?

  51. Bro should’ve bought a Prius. No one trying to rob a Prius lol but a LAMBO SUV? You are crazy mang.

  52. “Routine Traffic Stop”, ok, right. No reason given ? I wonder why ?

    No excuse for gun not being registered but it would be a big help if the league didn’t broadcast the players salaries. They are walking targets.

  53. People.. its an UZI. Its not a hand gun. I’m for the 2nd amendment, but I don’t pack an UZI.

  54. acemagee45 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 9:32 pm
    touchback6 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 6:30 pm
    Watch Goodell very closely here. Months will go by where we will hear nothing and the Chiefs will order Goodell to try to make it go away.

    ——————————————————————————————

    This take from Pats… I’m sorry Brady fans, is illogical. Goodell erased all the proof of Spygate and how the Patriots completely cheated to get at least their first three SBs. Goodell should be considered a hero for Brady(Pats?) fans everywhere.

    Few years after Brady and Bill are out of the league the truth will finally come out. America loves a good ol fashion scandal.

    10 30 Rate This

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    Regurgitating lies doesn’t make things true. Zero of what you just typed is true.

    Cowher, Johnson, Vermeil, Parcells, Bud Grant, etc, all former NFL coaches all say hi as primary sources.

    Godell has been caught lying nunerous times and protecting certain teams while caught in federal courts lying, yet dumb people like yourselr choose to believe him.

    About sums up our country’s collective IQ at the moment. You’d be a lawyer’s dream on a jury after the cops were used to frame someone.

  55. bwdjr says:
    June 22, 2021 at 9:05 am

    “Routine Traffic Stop”, ok, right. No reason given ? I wonder why ?
    ______________________________

    No front license plate.

  56. Welp, if you’re going to get caught with a gun, it might as well be something crazy like an Uzi.

  57. An illegal, unregistered Uzi (banned since 1986), and the last question remains as to “WHY”?

    Between his domestic Goodell did nothing about that and Clark
    already having a 2nd degree felony home invasion on his record and more pending felony gun charges from March, you just have to ask what on earth Goodell is doing.

    Tom Brady served 4 games and NE lost draft picks over another framejob that cost millions not to mention tarnishing Brady’s reputation, yet this guy gets to run around in plain sight, with the Chiefs knowing what they were getting?

    Goodell has got to go. It’s disgusting. KC has had known violent offenders on that team for years from Belcher, to Hunt to Hill and they still traded for Clark on the heels of the domestic at the hotel with nunerous witnesses there.

  59. I could be wrong, but I think it’s illegal to own an Uzi. Period. You can’t get a permit to own one. Nothing. With Britt Reid’s problems, which will distract his dad significantly, the injury to OL Long and now this, the Chiefs’ off-season is turning into something of a dumpster fire that could threaten their “favorite” status in the AFC.

  60. California gun laws are silly. An Uzi is not a “scary gun”. It’s a semi auto, but is banned in California. What hasn’t been addressed, and I am not up to snuff on CA laws, but if you are “convicted “ of a Domestic Violence charge, you are not allowed to own a gun. Thats the law in Ohio.

  61. This guy was arrested for beaten by his girlfriend within an inch of her life. How can he possibly be legally allowed to get an uzi?

  62. an UZI sticking out of a duffle bag in a Lambo
    one thought comes to mind “pharmaceutical rep”
    100% accurate

  63. promickey says:
    June 22, 2021 at 7:32 am
    Wow an open bag with an Uzi inside! If that’s true it means criminal liability for Frank Clark with licensing laws for the Uzi and fire arms. However it’s now up to Clark’s lawyer to find out if any illegal search and seizure laws apply. Police would need either probable cause to search the bag or an open bag with clear view of the fire arm. I do not think the police can do a search just from an open bag without viewing a fire arm.
    _______________________________________

    Did you read this? They noticed an open bad with an Uzi in it. That my friend is probable cause. If I’m a cop in that situation, I call for backup and we get him out of the car and on the ground with weapons drawn.

  64. So the Chiefs waived Kareem Hunt not for fighting with a girl on video, but for lying about it. But they keep this clown around after making a trade for him with a felony DV arrest on his record.

    So the moral to the story is if you’re going to be a felon you can play in KC as long as you tell the truth about being a felon. Got it.

    Way to stay classy there Brett Veach.

  65. Money is king if you indulge in criminal activity. Unless the NFL intervenes and punishes him, he’ll get away scot free. Such is the nature of rich and powerful people in America. Imagine if it were just ordinary people like you and I, we’d be in jail for a long time.

  66. dsigrey says:
    June 22, 2021 at 11:52 am

    promickey says:
    June 22, 2021 at 7:32 am
    Wow an open bag with an Uzi inside! If that’s true it means criminal liability for Frank Clark with licensing laws for the Uzi and fire arms. However it’s now up to Clark’s lawyer to find out if any illegal search and seizure laws apply. Police would need either probable cause to search the bag or an open bag with clear view of the fire arm. I do not think the police can do a search just from an open bag without viewing a fire arm.
    _______________________________________

    Did you read this? They noticed an open bad with an Uzi in it. That my friend is probable cause. If I’m a cop in that situation, I call for backup and we get him out of the car and on the ground with weapons drawn.
    ———————————————————————————-
    dsigrey,

    An open bag does not mean that an UZI or any other weapon can be viewed in plain site. Reading a post on a website does not fully characterize if anything can be seen in plain site which is needed for probable cause.

  67. touchback6 says:
    June 22, 2021 at 10:01 am

    Tom Brady served 4 games and NE lost draft picks over another framejob that cost millions not to mention tarnishing Brady’s reputation…
    __________

    Spygate, Deflategate, Rams Walk Through Tape Gate… funny how many of these “frame jobs” there are. But of course they’re all hoaxes, right bud? Sure.

  68. acemagee45 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    This take from Pats… I’m sorry Brady fans, is illogical. Goodell erased all the proof of Spygate and how the Patriots completely cheated to get at least their first three SBs.

    ——–

    well let’s take a look the 1st of those SBs:

    The Pats played the Rams during the 2001 regular season and lost 24-17.
    In that game then Rams had 3 turnovers (2 INT and 1 fumble) that resulted in NE scoring 10 points. One of those turnovers was a fumble, in which Brady was intercepted on the very next play. One of the INTs was run back for a TD. NE also had 3 turnovers in that game (2 INT and 1 fumble) that resulted in Rams scoring 17 points.

    In the SB later that year:
    The Rams also had 3 turnovers (2 INT and 1 fumble) which NE scored 17 from (one of the INT was run back for a TD).
    NE had no turnovers.

    The Rams stats were similar in both games:
    Warner passed for 401 yds, 3 TDs and had 2 picks in the regular season game.
    Warner passed for 365 yards in the SB, 2 TDs (one pass, one run) and had 2 picks.
    Faulk had 83 yards running in the first game, 76 yards in the SB.

    For the Pats, the biggest difference in stats was turnovers: 3 in the regular season game vs 0 in the SB.

    And that was the difference in these games. Points off turnovers:
    Rams 17, NE 10 in the 1st game
    NE 17, Rams 0 in the SB

    those are the REAL facts

  69. I was a proud gun owner (until a boating accident dumped all of my guns in the bottom of a river), so normally I’m all for owning guns. This guy though has a checkered past, has a gun that’s illegal in most states if not registered properly, probably illegal magazines and probably no paperwork showing it was purchased legally. He’s already announced he has a fall guy, so the penalty will be minimal. Frank Clark has a history though, so remember he’s not a good guy when you’re trying to decide who to cheer for.

  70. ampatsisahypocrite says:
    June 22, 2021 at 1:21 pm
    touchback6 says:
    June 22, 2021 at 10:01 am

    Tom Brady served 4 games and NE lost draft picks over another framejob that cost millions not to mention tarnishing Brady’s reputation…
    __________

    Spygate, Deflategate, Rams Walk Through Tape Gate… funny how many of these “frame jobs” there are. But of course they’re all hoaxes, right bud? Sure.

    0 3 Rate This

    —————

    ^See? Classic case of a low IQ.

    Four Games in Fall is available for anyone to watch unless a science denier or you’re someone who can’t comprehend basic science or see how obvious that framejob was, the Walkthrough lie was debunked over 10 years ago and there was no spying by NE whatsoever. The rule was changed on 9.6.06 to try to weaken NE’s scouting infrastructure, a request by the Jets Woody Johnson after hiring Mangini. Johnson was so hellbent on trying to weaken NE, he made Goodell change the wording of the rule without a vote on Goodell’s first day in office on 9.6.06. Again, all fact and all doxumented as is Goodell picking and choosing which teams to punish or not punish.

    I mean, what a fool you look like. Embarrassing. Do you believe in the tooth fairy too?

    bWhahaha

  71. acemagee45 says:
    June 21, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    This take from Pats… I’m sorry Brady fans, is illogical. Goodell erased all the proof of Spygate and how the Patriots completely cheated to get at least their first three SBs. Goodell should be considered a hero for Brady(Pats?) fans everywhere.

    ——-

    Now let’s take a look at the 2003 SB win over the Panthers 32-29 
     
    Games between the 2 teams during Belichick Era: 
     
    2002 Preseason Patriots won 23-3 
    2001 Regular season Patriots won 38-6 
    2001 preseason Patriots won 23-8 
    2000 preseason Patriots won 29-21 
     
    so, from which of those games do you think the Patriots got illegally taped signals that helped them win the SB? be careful……after that 38-6 beatdown by the Patriots in 2001, the Panthers fired their head coach. 
     
    So that leaves you with 2 arguments: 
    1. Panthers used the same signals from a preseason game (the previous year) in the SB, or 
    2. Panthers used the same signals as the previous coaching staff did, regardless of getting totally blown out on the field by 32 points

  72. Might as well cover the third one they “cheated” to win too:

    Pats Beat Eagles in 2004 SB 24-21 
     
    previous games between them during Belichick Era 
     
    2004 last game of preseason – Patriots won 24-6 
    2003 regular season – Patriots won 31-10 
    2003 preseason – Patriots won 24-12 
    2002 preseason – Patriots won 16-15 
     
    so your argument is that the Patriots won the Super Bowl because the Patriots illegally taped signals from 3 preseason games and/or one regular season trashing of the Eagles over a year earlier?

  73. jm91rs says:
    June 22, 2021 at 1:46 pm
    I was a proud gun owner (until a boating accident dumped all of my guns in the bottom of a river)

    ——

    I’m curious, how many did you have with you in the boat?

  74. it wasnt his, it was his body guards. nothing wrong with defending yourself in a bad neighborhood, nothing to see here

  76. ampatsisahypocrite says:
    June 22, 2021 at 1:21 pm
    touchback6 says:
    June 22, 2021 at 10:01 am

    Tom Brady served 4 games and NE lost draft picks over another framejob that cost millions not to mention tarnishing Brady’s reputation…
    __________

    Spygate, Deflategate, Rams Walk Through Tape Gate… funny how many of these “frame jobs” there are. But of course they’re all hoaxes, right bud? Sure.

    0 3 Rate This

    —————

    ^See? Classic case of a low IQ.

    Four Games in Fall is available for anyone to watch unless a science denier or you’re someone who can’t comprehend basic science or see how obvious that framejob was, the Walkthrough lie was debunked over 10 years ago and there was no spying by NE whatsoever. The rule was changed on 9.6.06 to try to weaken NE’s scouting infrastructure, a request by the Jets Woody Johnson after hiring Mangini.
    _______

    Right, and I guess this one was somehow “debunked” too?
    __________

    Spy Harder: Patriots caught videotaping in Spygate sequel
    The New England Patriots have acknowledged that a video crew working for the team filmed the Cincinnati Bengals sideline during Sunday’s game

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots acknowledged on Monday night that a video crew working for the team filmed the Cincinnati Bengals sideline during Sunday’s game, a violation of league rules that echoed the team’s 2007 Spygate scandal.
    ______

    Sorry, your team even admitted to doing it. So go ahead and come up with your weak explanations, call people names, run away like the typical chowd coward in denial… the point is, no other team has been involved in this many episodes involving this kind of crap like this as New England. Got it, Sparky?

  77. Open bag in the car with a visible gun twice in three months? Obviously did not learn teh first time.

  78. bwdjr says:
    June 22, 2021 at 9:05 am
    “Routine Traffic Stop”, ok, right. No reason given ? I wonder why ?

    No excuse for gun not being registered but it would be a big help if the league didn’t broadcast the players salaries. They are walking targets.

    _______

    What are you talking about? Are you insinuating he had an UZI casually sticking out of a duffel bag in case someone targets him for robbery because his income in public knowledge?
    Get a grip, man.

  79. ampatsisahypocrite says:
    June 22, 2021 at 4:14 pm
    ampatsisahypocrite says:
    June 22, 2021 at 1:21 pm
    touchback6 says:
    June 22, 2021 at 10:01 am

    Tom Brady served 4 games and NE lost draft picks over another framejob that cost millions not to mention tarnishing Brady’s reputation…
    __________

    Spygate, Deflategate, Rams Walk Through Tape Gate… funny how many of these “frame jobs” there are. But of course they’re all hoaxes, right bud? Sure.

    0 3 Rate This

    —————

    ^See? Classic case of a low IQ.

    Four Games in Fall is available for anyone to watch unless a science denier or you’re someone who can’t comprehend basic science or see how obvious that framejob was, the Walkthrough lie was debunked over 10 years ago and there was no spying by NE whatsoever. The rule was changed on 9.6.06 to try to weaken NE’s scouting infrastructure, a request by the Jets Woody Johnson after hiring Mangini.
    _______

    Right, and I guess this one was somehow “debunked” too?
    __________

    Spy Harder: Patriots caught videotaping in Spygate sequel
    The New England Patriots have acknowledged that a video crew working for the team filmed the Cincinnati Bengals sideline during Sunday’s game

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots acknowledged on Monday night that a video crew working for the team filmed the Cincinnati Bengals sideline during Sunday’s game, a violation of league rules that echoed the team’s 2007 Spygate scandal.
    ______

    Sorry, your team even admitted to doing it. So go ahead and come up with your weak explanations, call people names, run away like the typical chowd coward in denial… the point is, no other team has been involved in this many episodes involving this kind of crap like this as New England. Got it, Sparky?

    0 2 Rate This

    ——————

    Umm, no tbey didn’t. They were forced to or re

    It has been well documented other owners’ legendary jealousy of Kraft trading a 1st rd pick for BB and BB drafting and developing Brady, peoceeding to form dynasties.

    Dunasties are very bad for NFL ROI.

  80. touchback6 says:
    June 22, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Umm, no tbey didn’t. They were forced to or re

    It has been well documented other owners’ legendary jealousy of Kraft trading a 1st rd pick for BB and BB drafting and developing Brady, peoceeding to form dynasties.

    Dunasties are very bad for NFL ROI.
    _____

    Who forced them and where did you get this idea? You’re a pathetic denier.

    The Jets busted Belichick’s film crew wearing polo shirts with the Patriots logo taped over. No team came close to getting caught pulling this kind of garbage. The Patsies are the cheatingest most asterisked team ever. Deal with it.

  81. I did some research and couldn’t find one website last night that sold a new semi auto version of a Uzi to the general public… Only found one website actually selling new condition ones and all required a FFL and no way in hell would Clark qualify for that.

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