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Alabama freshmanBrandon Millerhit the game-winner against South Carolina in Wednesday’s overtime thriller, just one day afterpolice testified to his involvement in a fatal shooting, though he is not facing any criminal charges at this time.
Miller, 20, scored a career-high 41 points in the victory, along with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks in the game.
However, Miller’s future with the team remains uncertain due to his alleged involvement in the Jan. 15 shooting that killed Jamea Harris, a 23-year-old mother, in Tuscaloosa County.
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Tuscaloosa Police detective Brandon Culpepper testified in court on Tuesday that Miller brought Miles' gun to him shortly before the shooting, after Miles had asked him to do so over text,Alabama Localreports.
According to the news outlet, Miles, 20, has been cut from the team following the charges.
Davis and Miles face capital murder charges, but Miller has not been charged with a crime as of Thursday. “There’s nothing we could charge him with,” Tuscaloosa deputy D.A. Paula Whitley toldAL.com.
Attendees at Wednesday’s game seemingly felt Miller should not be playing, as boos and chants of “lock him up” broke out every time he touched the ball,video shared on Twitter showed.
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Alabama coach Nate Oats addressed the allegations against Miller on Tuesday with the Alabama news outlet.
Oats said: “We’ve been fully cooperating with law enforcement the entire time. The whole situation is sad. The team closed practice with a prayer for the situation today, knowing that we had this trial today. We think of Jamea and her family, Kaine. Really think about her son, Kaine, that was left behind. So it’s sad.”
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Oats also said “nobody knew that was going to happen,” regarding the shooting. “Can’t control everything anybody does outside of practice,” he added. “College kids are out; Brandon hasn’t been in any type of trouble nor is he in any type of trouble in this case. Wrong spot at the wrong time.”
The investigator claimed that on the day of the shooting, Miles and Davis were in the backseat of Miller’s car while Harris was sitting in the passenger seat of another vehicle, according to theCorvallisGazette-Times.Miles allegedly told Davis where the gun was located inside the car, whereupon Davis allegedly fired the weapon into the car containing Harris, killing her.
Subsequently, the driver of the other vehicle, Harris' boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, shot back in self-defense and wounded Davis, police said, according to theAssociated Press. After his arrest, Miles, a junior reserve, was immediately removed from the Alabama team,the school said in a statement, per the AP.
source: people.com
