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Jayson Williams Pleads Guilty to DWI, Receives Another Year in Jail

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams admitted Friday he was driving drunk when he crashed his SUV into a tree in New York City and was sentenced to a year in jail. Williams, 42, pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated in the Jan. 5 wreck and was immediately sentenced to the...

Jayson Williams Sentenced for Shooting

SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002, ending an eight-year legal odyssey by tearfully apologizing to the victim's family. He will be eligible for parole in 18 months.Williams, avoiding a retrial on a reckless...

Jayson Williams Takes Plea Deal in Chauffeur's Death

(Jan. 11) -- Jayson Williams pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in Somerset County, N.J. bringing to a close his long, complicated legal process that began in 2002 with the death of chauffeur Costas "Gus" Christofi at Williams' New Jersey home.

Jayson Williams Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault

Jayson Williams pled guilty to aggravated assault in Somerset County, N.J. bringing to a close his long, complicated legal process that began in 2002 with the death of chauffeur Costas "Gus" Christofi at Williams' New Jersey home. Williams will receive 18 months in prison for the aggravated assault charge in addition to a...

Williams Continues Path of Destruction

NEW YORK -- Jayson Williams didn't kill himself early Tuesday morning when the luxury SUV he allegedly was driving veered off the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive exit ramp in Lower Manhattan and slammed into a 40-foot oak tree. He did suffer a minor fracture to his neck, along with cuts and bruises to his face, and if news of...

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05/22/12 8 Shot After Oklahoma City Thunder Game Source: MEDIAWEEK Former New Jersey Net Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea bargain in the 2002 shooting death of a limo driver and the subsequent attempt to cover up his involvement.
05/13/12 Williams promises best is yet to come Source: Daily Liberal JOE Williams has warned rival clubs there is plenty of improvement left in his Dubbo CYMS side, despite the Fishies finishing big winners in their Group 11 contest against Cobar at No.1 Oval yesterday.
05/07/12 Prep Golf: Danville's J.B. Williams ties for 12th in... Source: The Advocate-Messenger - Danville KY Danville's J.B. Williams finished in a tie for 12th place in the Kentucky Junior Masters held over the weekend at Champions Trace Golf Club in Jessamine County.
05/06/12 Williams returns in CYMS win over Cowboys Source: Daily Liberal JOE Williams insists it was merely a cameo but his return to the playing field yesterday gave CYMS the boost they needed in their one-point win over Wellington at Kennard Park. Williams hid his playing uniform under a tracksuit and took to the field after 20 minutes with his youthful side trailing 12-0 and proved the difference, setting up multiple tries and kicking the winning field goal as CYMS prevailed 29-28.
05/03/12 Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams serves millionth... Source: NJ.com A notorious former NBA All-Star and a Union City commissioner helped the Palisades Emergency Residence Corp., which has run a soup kitchen, food pantry and homeless shelter in the city since 1981, serve its one millionth meal last night, The Jersey Journal reports.

Background on Jayson Williams

Jayson Williams (born February 22, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing 6 feet, 10 inches tall, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association.

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