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Yahoo
12-03-2025
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Former Mizzou basketball player, brother arrested in Kansas City for armed robbery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri star athlete and his brother were arrested last week after investigators said they were involved in an armed robbery in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to court records, on Thursday, March 6, 34-year-old Mizzou alumnus Marcus Denmon, and 29-year-old Malik Denmon, were arrested on charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon in Kansas City after court records said they stole thousands from a woman at a Tulsa apartment complex. Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy arrested for assault in Texas On the night of Jan. 17, nearly two months ago, police were called to the Cascata Apartments near East 79th Street and South Mingo Road on reports of an 'ambush.' Court records said that a woman was packing her car to travel to Kansas City for a friend's bachelorette party when two men showed up with weapons and stole approximately $16,000 in cash and personal items. After the robbery, investigators reported finding video surveillance footage from a nearby hotel that showed a white Chevrolet Malibu leave the apartment complex following the crime. It was eventually determined that the car was from a Platte City, Missouri rental car business and was registered under Marcus' name. According to court documents, the video also showed the car with tinted windows in Tulsa, however, when it returned to the Platte City business, it had no tint. Following their return to the metro, court records said that the Denmons had made a number of 'suspicious cash deposits' to different Kansas City-based ATMs between Jan. 17-26. Both men were arrested and ordered to be extradited on Thursday. However, as of Saturday afternoon, without bond in a Jackson County jail. Investigation continues into I-29 road rage shooting Marcus is a Hogan Preparatory Academy and Kansas City-native. He played for four years at Mizzou, and while he was a Tiger, earned . During the 2012 NBA Draft, Denmon was selected 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs, and eventually played professional basketball . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
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Former Mizzou Tiger Marcus Denmon arrested in KC for armed robbery charge in Tulsa
A former University of Missouri basketball player and his brother were arrested in Kansas City in connection with an armed robbery charge in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to court records. Marcus Denmon, 34, and Malik Denmon, 29, are charged in Tulsa County District Court with robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to online court records. The two men were arrested in Kansas City Thursday, court records show, and an extradition was ordered in Jackson County Circuit Court Thursday for the men to be in Oklahoma to face charges. Marcus Denmon played basketball for four years as a Mizzou Tiger. A Kansas City native, he graduated from Hogan Preparatory Academy. He earned first team All-Big 12 honors in 2011 and went on to be drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2012 NBA Draft. The armed robbery charge stems from an incident on Jan. 17 when police were called to an 'ambush' at an apartment complex in Tulsa. According to court records, the victim said she was preparing to travel to a friend's bachelorette party in Kansas City when two men with weapons took around $16,000 in cash and other belongings from her. Police determined through surveillance footage that a white Chevrolet Malibu that left the apartments in Tulsa was rented by Marcus Denmon from a car rental business in Platte City, Missouri, court records said. The car was seen with its tinted windows while in Oklahoma but was returned without tint to the Platte City rental business, according to court records. Investigators discovered a series of suspicious deposits made at ATMs in Kansas City the last two weeks of January. Prosecutors charged Marcus Denmon and Malik Denmon in connection to the robbery on Feb. 28 in Tulsa County District Court. Their bonds were set by an Oklahoma judge at $50,000 each.
