Former NBA Star Jayson Williams Sentenced For Manslaughter Shooting

23 February, 2010 CNN

Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his limo driver in 2002.

Williams tearfully apologized to the family of Costas "Gus" Christofi during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning.

"There's not a day I wake up and I don't feel sorry for what I did to Mr. Christofi," Williams said.

He pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault in the 2002 shooting death of Christofi, a limo driver he had hired.

Under the plea deal, Williams could have been sentenced to anywhere from 18 months without the possibility of parole to five years in prison.

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[mom22many09]

everyone always feels bad when they've been caught

[lisajoe23]

Some of you are disgusting and racist..First jayson williams mom is white.

And his father is afican american..We live in a pathetic where there is raciam till this day it is shameful. I'm completely embarassed. What he did was wrong. but why bring black and white to this mix .

[newjack187]

2k11 and we dealing with racisim still get over it for real he's black plenty of white people in jail for murder........

[Meckrocz3451]

@bashthebandello he was a center in the nba what do you think and please don't use the n word i'm black and i hate that word.

[Bakebreal]

@qukarlz your a BUTT LICKER

[Bakebreal]

@bashthebandello  asshole.

[bashthebandello]

why are these MONKEY NIGGAS so BIG and TALL fucking gorilla!

[playboi3six]

@qukarlz but you live in a country thats run by a "nigger"....FUCK YOU CRACKER

[14dhawk]

@qukarlz No-just stating the truth...

Oh by the way Usher and Chris Brown fucked brittney Spears-did that offend you....

[14dhawk]

@qukarlz Who screwed alot of white women better looking than your mother.....