WACO (August 20, 2009)—An 18-year-old La Vega High School running back was in the McLennan County Jail Wednesday, charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit another offense and with aggravated assault.

Bellmead police arrested Marcus Henderson Wednesday night after responding to a report of a break-in at the home of his girlfriend, who told officers earlier in the day she had been assaulted and threatened with a knife.

Wednesday night, a neighbor called police and said someone was breaking into the girl’s house.

Officers who responded found Henderson hiding inside, police said Thursday.

Henderson saw limited action last year.

He’s the second La Vega player to get in legal hot water this year.

In March, star La Vega High running back Christopher Dantae Parr, 17, was arrested for the fourth time in six months on a retaliation charge.

At the time of his arrest, he was free on $25,000 bond after he was charged with injury to a child in an attack on a 14-year-old boy.

The latest compliant stemmed from a threat that was made toward a teenager who did an interview with News 10 about the attack on the 14-year-old, who, according to an arrest warrant affidavit, was assaulted in February month at Parr’s home at 1127 Clover.

The 14-year-old suffered a contusion and a small laceration above his right eye and rib contusions in the assault, the affidavit said.

He was kicked while he was on the ground, the affidavit said.

Police arrested Parr in mid-January at La Vega High School without incident in connection with the break-in at an apartment at 800 Rambler in Waco in which shoes, jewelry, electronics and a pistol were taken.

Parr was charged last year in connection with the armed hold-up of Lonnie Sawyer, 19, who told police he was robbed around 10:40 p.m. on Aug. 23 in the 5200 block of Concord Road in Bellmead.

In November the McLennan County District Attorney's Office said the criminal complaint against Parr was dropped after the teenager passed a polygraph test.

Parr did not play during the regular season, but did take the field in four playoff games including La Vega's state title game loss to Prosper.