Alabama, noting "Brandon Miller is not considered a suspect in this case, only a cooperative witness," said the freshman is OK to play Wednesday night, despite police testifying he brought a now-former teammate the handgun used to kill a woman in January.
The small court room in the Tuscaloosa County Jail was standing room only 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the hearing. It was one of those unseasonably warm and humid Alabama February days. The court room was sweltering; when someone turned on the air conditioning, someone sitting in the rows of benches broke the.
University of Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal January shooting near campus, an investigator testified Tuesday.
Police say Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police investigator Brandon Culpepper testified Tuesday that Miller brought Darius Miles’ gun to him on the night of the shooting after Miles texted him and asked him to do so. The allegation of Miller’s involvement on Jan. 15 came during a preliminary hearing for Miles and Michael Davis, who face capital murder charges for the death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. Alabama coach Nate Oats says the team has been aware of Miller's alleged involvement and he was just in “the wrong spot at the wrong time."