OU PD Releases Case Report for Oklahoma Sophomore DB Makari Vickers

Two days after Sooners' defensive back Makari Vickers was arrested, the University of Oklahoma Police Department has released a case report for the incident.

Randall Sweet | Jun 14, 2024

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On Friday afternoon, Sooners on SI obtained documents detailing the charges against Oklahoma defensive back Makari Vickers following his arrest.

According to the OU Police Department's case report, Vickers was arrested at 12:58 a.m. on Wednesday morning and charged with one count of driving under the influence and one count of possession of marijuana.

Vickers was arrested in the 3300 Block of Chautauqua Ave. in Norman while driving his own vehicle, according to the report.

On Wednesday morning, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Sooners on SI that Vickers had been arrested by OU PD and booked into Cleveland County, but did not disclose any additional details about the incident.

“We are aware of the matter and it is being addressed internally,” an athletics department spokesperson told Sooners on SI on Wednesday.

Listed at 6-foot-1 and 193 pounds, Vickers came to Oklahoma as a 4-star recruit from Munroe High School in Quincy, FL. As a true freshman, the 19-year-old played in eight games, tallying eight tackles and one pass breakup.

Published Jun 14, 2024

RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK.