RICKY LANKFORD “VEGAS”
BOOKING 95-12-0001PONDER CO. · SAT 12-02-1995FICTION
IMAGING95-12-0001
- NAME
- RICKY LANKFORD
- AKA
- "VEGAS"
- BOOKED
- 12-02-1995
- CHARGE
- OPERATING AN UNLICENSED GAMING ESTABLISHMENT
- PLACE
- AMERICAN LEGION HALL
- OFFICER
- DEPUTY HARGROVE
- PRIORS
- NONE
- TAGS
- AMERICAN LEGION, GAMBLING, LIVESTOCK-ADJACENT
Ponder County Sheriff's Dept. — Incident Report Records inquiry · Terminal 03 · Booking 95-12-0001
- Subject
- RICKY LANKFORD
- AKA
- “Vegas”
- Charge
- Operating an unlicensed gaming establishment
- Location
- American Legion Hall
- Officer
- Deputy Hargrove
- Date
- 12-02-1995
Narrative
They call him “Vegas” because he once spent 11 hours at the slots in Tunica and came home with nothing but a divorce and a ferret named Chaz.
On Dec. 2, 1995, Ricky Lankford got pinched for running a “pop-up casino” in the American Legion men’s room.
The poker game was going fine until someone bet their prosthetic leg, and Ricky tried to collect.
“Legs is currency if there’s a buy-in,” he argued, shirt half-tucked, gold chain flashing under that tragic candy-stripe button-down.
The mugshot was snapped minutes after Deputy Hargrove forced Ricky to empty his pockets—six dice, a crumpled Polaroid of his ex-wife, and $14 in loose change.
He left with a warning and a limp. Not his.
End of report
Next booking: 95-12-0002 Floyd Danner