Post by sirpaul on Aug 30, 2011 0:21:42 GMT -5
abcnews.go.com/US/nba-player-javaris-crittenton-arrested-faces-murder-charge/story?id=14409751
According to ABC Atlanta affiliate WSB-TV, police say Jones was walking near her home in southeast Atlanta on Aug. 19. Jones, a mother of four, was with two men. A black Chevrolet Tahoe carrying Crittenton drove up and Crittenton allegedly shot at one of the men, who he suspected stole jewelry from him in an April 21 robbery.
Initial reports suggested Jones was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, though later reports said she knew the two men, one of whom police believe was the intended target, according to the Associated Press.
The two men fled after Jones was shot in the leg; she died during surgery later that day.
Previous Misdemeanor Gun Charge
In 2009 Crittenton was involved in a notorious locker-room incident with Washington Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas in which both brandished guns. According to Yahoo Sports, Crittenton had beaten Arenas badly in cards, and Arenas refused to pay the five-figure debt. Crittenton had allegedly jokingly threatened to shoot Arenas in the knee.
Crittenton was suspended from the NBA for having guns in a locker room with Arenas. He pleaded guilty in January 2010 to a misdemeanor gun charge and received a year of unsupervised probation. Arenas entered his guilty plea on Jan. 15. He served a short time in a halfway house. He is on the roster of the NBA developmental league's Dakota Wizards.
According to ABC Atlanta affiliate WSB-TV, police say Jones was walking near her home in southeast Atlanta on Aug. 19. Jones, a mother of four, was with two men. A black Chevrolet Tahoe carrying Crittenton drove up and Crittenton allegedly shot at one of the men, who he suspected stole jewelry from him in an April 21 robbery.
Initial reports suggested Jones was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, though later reports said she knew the two men, one of whom police believe was the intended target, according to the Associated Press.
The two men fled after Jones was shot in the leg; she died during surgery later that day.
Previous Misdemeanor Gun Charge
In 2009 Crittenton was involved in a notorious locker-room incident with Washington Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas in which both brandished guns. According to Yahoo Sports, Crittenton had beaten Arenas badly in cards, and Arenas refused to pay the five-figure debt. Crittenton had allegedly jokingly threatened to shoot Arenas in the knee.
Crittenton was suspended from the NBA for having guns in a locker room with Arenas. He pleaded guilty in January 2010 to a misdemeanor gun charge and received a year of unsupervised probation. Arenas entered his guilty plea on Jan. 15. He served a short time in a halfway house. He is on the roster of the NBA developmental league's Dakota Wizards.
