Miller has not been charged with a crime. 15 and the gun was brought to the scene in his car. 15, as bars emptied out along The Strip, a popular gathering spot for students near campus along University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa,” part of Witz’s article read.Ī police investigator testified during a preliminary bond hearing in February for former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and Michael Davis that Miller had been at the scene of a fatal shooting on the Tuscaloosa Strip on Jan. Including Spears, at least four Alabama players have now been placed at the scene of the shooting that took place in the early morning hours of Jan. “In another car that was struck were Brandon Miller, a star player for the Crimson Tide, and Kai Spears, a freshman walk-on whose presence at the scene had not been previously reported. Witz wrote that Spears was in the car with Miller, who was the driver.ĭARIUS MILES LATEST: Details from Darius Miles hearing in capital murder case in which he's denied bondīRANDON MILLER: Brandon Miller's attorney: Alabama star never touched gun used in fatal shooting 'We plan to defend against the suit vigorously,” a New York Times spokesperson told The Tuscaloosa News.īilly Witz wrote the story at the center of the lawsuit, published on March 15. The lawsuit was filed in district court in the northern district of Alabama. New, are making the argument on the basis of defamation/libel and false light invasion of privacy. Spears’ attorneys, Matt Glover and Stephen P. Spears is seeking $75,000, not counting interest and court costs.

15, according to a lawsuit obtained by The Tuscaloosa News. Nick Kelly and Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa NewsĪlabama basketball walk-on guard Kai Spears is suing the New York Times for a story that said he was in Brandon Miller's car during the fatal shooting on the Tuscaloosa Strip on Jan.

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