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Originally Posted by RockyMt
...Guns don't kill people, BIG HOLES DO!  |
Jackie Onassis could attest to that.
The limo driver for Jayson Williams can't though:
"The shooting happened Feb. 14, 2002, while Williams gave friends and members of the Harlem Globetrotters a tour of his mansion in Alexandria Township.
According to testimony, Williams, who had a skeet-shooting range on his 65-acre estate, took a loaded shotgun from a cabinet in the master bedroom. He turned, uttered an expletive at Christofi, possibly in jest, and then snapped the weapon shut, and it went off, according to testimony.
Christofi was struck in the chest and died within minutes. Williams dropped to his knees and wailed, Oh my God! Oh my God! and My life is over, according to witnesses.
getCSS("3053751") WILLIAMS TRIAL
Charges Jayson Williams faced
Aggravated manslaughter (30 years) Not guilty
Reckless manslaughter (10 years) No decision
Possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (10 years) Not guilty
Aggravated assault (18 months) Not guilty
Hindering apprehension (5 years) Guilty
Tampering with witnesses (5 years) Guilty
Tampering with evidence (18 months) Guilty
Fabricating physical evidence (18 months) Guilty
Charges listed with maximum prison sentence and verdict
Witnesses testified that Williams wiped the gun down, then put it in Christofis hands. The former basketball star stripped naked, pushed his clothes into the arms of a friend, told him to get rid of them, and took a swim in his indoor pool before police arrived.
Four Globetrotters testified with immunity, after initially telling police they were downstairs at the time of the shooting a cover story they said Williams demanded. Two of Williams friends pleaded guilty to evidence tampering and testified."
Athletes are good for the strangest happenings.
