I was not expecting this one. Javaris Crittenton?
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When he saw the person he believed robbed him, a former NBA player and Georgia Tech standout fired gunshots from a black SUV, striking a 23-year-old mother of four, Atlanta police said.
Now, Javaris Crittenton, 23, faces a murder charge in the death of Jullian Jones, authorities said Friday night.
“It appears Mr. Crittenton observed who he thought was the perpetrator walking down the street," Major Keith Meadows told the AJC. "It so happens Miss Jones was walking down the street at the same time."
Jones was walking with others near her Macon Drive home in southwest Atlanta around 10 p.m. Aug. 19 when she was shot, police said. Several witnesses told police the shots were fired from a black Chevrolet Tahoe.
Jones was struck in the leg and later died during surgery. Two men walking with Jones fled and were not injured, and investigators now believe one of those men was the intended target.
Investigators believe Crittenton may have been seeking retaliation after being robbed of his jewelry April 21, Meadows said. Crittenton reported that crime to police.
Crittenton is not in custody and is believed to be in the greater Los Angeles area, Meadows said. Atlanta detectives are working with the FBI to take him into custody.
"Hopefully, we'll make those arrangements this evening for him to turn himself in," Meadows said.
Crittenton was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft and was traded his rookie year to the Memphis Grizzlies.
While playing for the Washington Wizards, Crittenton was involved in a December 2009 locker room incident with then-teammate Gilbert Arenas in which the two pulled guns on each other. On Jan. 25, 2010, Crittenton pleaded guilty and was given a year of probation on a misdemeanor gun possession charge. Two days later, Crittenton and Arenas were suspended for the rest of the season.
Crittenton wasn't re-signed by the Wizards. The Charlotte Bobcats signed him to a non-guaranteed contract before last season, but he was waived Oct. 15. He has joined the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards.
Crittenton is a former AJC "Mr. Basketball" and high school star at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He is originally from Atlanta and still has ties to the area, Meadows said.
Property records show Crittenton owns a home in Fayetteville.
3 comments:
Soooo....the "mother of four" was surely a stand up citizen? She hung with robbers and gunslingers. Where were her four beloved children, I wonder? At home in bed under the watchful eye of their father?
The Welfare State created these wretched people. Give them their dignity back. Unlock the chains that bind them to a life of despair and hopelessness. End the Welfare State. Now.
From the account of the aunt - Julian Jones - indeed with 4 children - also worked a job to keep a roof over her head.
If her youngest child is 4 then she had all of her children prior to 19. Yes this is a problem.
BUT.
She also had a fiance (I have no information as to how many of her children was his).
In this case the more important focus is that SHE DID NOT DESERVE THIS END.
She did not rob Crittenton.
Her life or even the Street Pirate who robbed him has a life that is worth LESS than a few rings and gold chains.
In the past a Black man's life was not worth the vegetables from the field that he scavenged from at night to feed feed his family. (See Sounder).
I have my issues with Jones but this incident is 100% about Javaris Crittenton - the wealthy man who reverted to "Street Piracy" in the name of vengeance.
I agree wholeheartedly but the problem has become endemic to the inner city. Strike the root!
I agree that she didn't deserve to die but her poor life choices led to her demise. I pray her children get a free ticket out of that mess...
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