2 OU football players arrested, 3rd mentioned in OKC nightclub police report

Two University of Oklahoma football players have been released from prison after being arrested less than two weeks apart, and now News 9 has learned of a third alleged incident involving another OU football player at an Oklahoma City nightclub.

Redshirt junior wide receiver Deion Burks was arrested on June 1 and charged in Cleveland County with drunken driving, open container of alcohol and speeding.

Sophomore defensive back Makari Vickers was arrested by OU police early Wednesday morning.

The university has not yet released any information about Vickers’ arrest.

News 9 has repeatedly asked OU police why he was arrested and booked into the Cleveland County Jail, but so far those questions have remained unanswered.

In Burks’ case, an Oklahoma highway patrolman wrote in a report that the 21-year-old was observed before 3 a.m. on June 1 abruptly changing lanes in his black BMW on Interstate 35 near Indian Hills Road, driving 24 miles per hour over the 65-mile-per-hour speed limit.

The officer said he discovered an open bottle of tequila and Burks admitted to drinking at a nightclub called Sin City in Oklahoma City and was “just trying to get home.” According to the report, Burks had a blood alcohol level of .09.

On Wednesday, a Cleveland County judge denied a restraining order filed by a woman who claims a third gambler spat in her face outside the Sin City nightclub on June 1 and then punched her friend in the face. That friend filed a complaint with Oklahoma City police.

The woman said in an affidavit, “I don’t feel safe around him.” News 9 is not naming the third player because no arrests have been made.

The university sent News 9 a statement regarding the arrests of Burks and Vickers, saying they were “aware of the matter” and that it was being “handled internally.”