Prosecutor Paul Hagerman defended Martin's testimony, saying Martin's immunity agreement required him to tell the truth and statements given to investigators and prosecutors have been consistent. "It'll never be closure, because I'll never see my son again,'' Marion said. Williams' father, Elijah Joshua Williams, died of a stroke aged 76 in November 2009. Published New Jersey Nets guard Terrence Williams (left), seen during a 2010 game in Orlando, Fla., is among 18 former NBA players charged with defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan. Alabama forward Miles arrested on murder charge, 'Unbelievable night': ND wins Brey's home finale, No. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Opening statements were set for Tuesday in the trial of a man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a swampy field nearly 12 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee. He had retired from the league when he was killed. ", "While Darius has been accused of being involved with this tragedy, he maintains his innocence and looks forward to his day in court. TRENTON, N.J. (CBS/AP) Jayson Williams, the retired NBA star who was charged with aggravated manslaughter for accidentally shooting a driver at his estate in 2002, has agreed to a plea deal that . Jamea Jonae Harris, 23, was shot and killed early Sunday while visiting her cousin at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, her mother DeCarla Cotton told CNN. His bio has been removed from the athletic department website and the university said that he "has been removed from campus" and is no longer on the team. Turner's trial had been set for October 2020, but it was postponed after the Tennessee Supreme Court suspended trials last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University . As The Baltimore Sun describes, Charles E. Smith won bronze in the 1988 Olympics, helped lead Georgetown University to the top eight in the 1989 NCAA tournament, and was both a consensus All American and Big East Player of the Year in 1989. ", On Saturday, Alabama had announced before its game against LSU that Miles would miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Perry said Martin -- not Turner -- was in Memphis the night Lorenzen Wright was shot. [12] Christofi had been hired to drive Williams's NBA charity team from a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, event to his mansion, about 30 miles (48km) northwest of Trenton, New Jersey. Gerald Herbert/AP Prosecutor Paul Hagerman said the trial was expected to take a week to 10 days. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. As of Thursday, the family member for whom Crittenton rented the SUV was the prime suspect in the shooting, but late Thursday police received new information that helped them identify Crittenton as the triggerman, according to the source. 2:20 pm ET. 6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. He played little with Los Angeles and was traded to Memphis in his rookie year, then to Washington in December 2008. 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The 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours before it found Billy Ray Turner guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy in the death of Wright, a 6-foot, 11-inch center . One of the four, Shannon Brown . The last time he played for the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide, on Dec. 20, he scored two points in Alabama's 84-64 win over Jackson State. Everybody thinks they're so tough and they can go to jail. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File). Turner, a convicted felon, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for possessing two guns at the time of his 2017 arrest. A Memphis native, the 6-foot, 11-inch Wright played 13 seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies and four other NBA teams, after. Turner, a landscaper in the Memphis suburb of Collierville, and Sherra Wright attended the same church. Davis is accused of firing the shot that killed Harris while Miles allegedly aided and abetted him, CNN has reported. She said she would visit her son's grave Monday night. We're continuing to support each other as we process this. . Mark Edward Dooley is facing those charges in Valley . [17] On February 23, 2010, he was finally sentenced to 5 years in prison with possible parole after 18 months. University of Alabama basketball player provided gun for shooting, court document says. Billy Ray Turner is charged with conspiring with Wright's ex-wife in the slaying. Awaken Sunday morning with the news of the shooting, Oats said he called Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne and focused on Harris, her family and his team. An emotional Miles spoke to someone as he was being ushered into a law enforcement vehicle: "I swear I love you more than you can imagine.". This includes the NBA investigation last month, in which they found no evidence, Tanner said, adding that the confrontation with the teenager was purely self-defense. Crittenton most recently played in the NBA with Washington in the 2008-09 season, then -- while sidelined by an ankle injury that kept him out of action the entire next season -- was involved in the locker-room gun confrontation with teammate Gilbert Arenas. Duration: 01:40 1/16/2023. It was later found by FBI divers. Every Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best, Meet the Creators and Activists Leading Social Media's Next Wave, 'Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal, creators on new Grogu revelations and 'Last of Us' comparisons, Saved by the bell: Contestant ordered to keep mask on, in historic 'Masked Singer' first, Chris Pine admits 'it does look' like Harry Styles spit on him but this is what actually happened, Rebel Wilson 'collapsed' after Ramona Agruma proposal: 'I was so overwhelmed', Amy Grant recalls being 'so scared' to return to touring following serious bike accident. Like. [29] The couple divorced in 2011. CNN Sports David Close contributed to this alert. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Armed with handguns, Turner and Martin went to Wright's condo in Atlanta, entered through a window and found someone sleeping on the couch in the living room -- but it was not Lorenzen Wright, Martin testified. They didn't have a previous relationship, he said. 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The capital murder charge arose because the death involved shots fired into a vehicle, Kennedy said. He was taken into custody on Sunday with no bond less than 24 hours after he had been ruled out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Turner, 51, to life in prison for the murder conviction. On May 1, 2002, former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams was indicted on a series of charges, including aggravated manslaughter, in connection with the shooting death of limousine driver Costas . Miles, 21, and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, of Charles County, Maryland, were both charged with capital murder. He added that video surveillance and an investigation by speaking to witnesses led them to Miles and Davis, who were subsequently located and interviewed. Morant then put his chin into the boys shoulder, asked a friend Do I do it to him? and then allegedly punched the boy in the face, forcing him to the ground. Nearly 12 years after his death rocked the basketball world, former NBA player Lorenzen Wright's murder case came to a close Monday when a Memphis jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder . The loss of Mr. Christofi and the loss of my father. Former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, 21, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a shooting that killed a 23-year-old woman last month, will be held without bond . As the Pacers loaded up onto their team bus postgame, an SUV that reportedly carried Morant drove past and put a red laser on members of the Indiana team, with one Pacers security person stating at the time Thats 100 percent a gun. However, the NBA after reviewing video footage could not corroborate the allegation, and no punishment was given. hide caption. The victim in the shooting on Sunday was 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris, who was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday, according to AL.com. DALLAS - The murder trial of a man accused in the death of former NBA player and Dallas Carter High superstar Andre Emmett, who was killed in September 2019 near his Dallas home is now. Turner is a landscaper who knew Sherra Wright from church and, according to prosecutors, had a secret romantic relationship with her. He was convicted on four counts of trying to cover up the shooting. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis. His draft rights were thereafter traded by the Suns to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1993 first-round draft choice on October 28, 1990. Turner has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy issued in a December 2017 indictment. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? 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