Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats revealed he spoke with former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis about his former player, Darius Miles, who faces capital murder charges in the killing of Jamea…
Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats revealed that he turned to NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis for advice about his former player, Darius Miles, who is charged with the murder in the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman — noting that the two men’s experiences are “similar.”
Miles, 21, was busted along with 20-year-old Michael Lynn Davis for allegedly opening fire at a car around 1:45 a.m. Sunday in an area near campus called “The Strip.” One of the car’s passengers, 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris, was hit by a bullet and died.Basketball player Darius Miles is charged with the murder in the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman.Oats added to Lewis’ advice: “He just kind of told me to share the word with them and pray with them. That’s what they need right now.
The murder charge against Lewis was dropped months later when he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of obstruction of justice. He received a year of probation, and his two friends were later acquitted of their murder charges.
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