Ex-MSU Basketball Star Keith Appling Accepts Plea Deal In Gun Case

DETROIT, MI — Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling is expected to serve jail time after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and resisting police charges.

Appling's plea was accepted Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

Prosecutors say it includes a sentence agreement of five years' probation with the first year being served in the Wayne County Jail. The agreement does not include early release. Sentencing will be held Aug. 3. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Appling was a starter in 132 games for the Spartans while at Michigan State from 2010-2014, and he averaged 11.2 points and 4.5 assists per game as a senior. He played five games last season for the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Most of his time was with the Magic’s D-League team, the Erie BayHawks.

He was arrested last August after driving away from a traffic stop in Detroit. Gun charges also are pending in two other cases in Dearborn and Detroit.

Photo credit: Police booking photo