Former San Ysidro High School basketball player Mikey Williams has pleaded guilty to one count of criminal intimidation in connection with a fatal shooting outside his home in Jamul.
“As part of his plea, he must participate in cognitive behavioral therapy, gun safety and anger management classes. He must also perform 80 hours of community service,” said Steve, communications director for the prosecutor’s office. Walker told NBC 7.
Walker told NBC 7 that the charges will be reduced to a misdemeanor if Williams fulfills all terms of the contract and there are no new violations.
As part of his plea agreement, Williams is prohibited from possessing firearms and will have a 10-year gun ban on his record when he is sentenced on August 12, 2024.
Memphis basketball star Mikey Williams was charged with multiple felonies after the March 27 incident. He has been released on $50,000 bail since his arrest on April 13.
An altercation at Williams’ $1.2 million mansion in unincorporated Jamul, in eastern San Diego County, began shortly before midnight that night when Williams left the home with five passengers inside, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. The incident ended when shots were fired at the car as it was exiting. . A bullet struck the car, but no one inside was injured, authorities said.
If Williams is convicted on all charges, he faces decades in prison.
Testimony at Williams’ preliminary hearing indicated that there were six people in the car, including the Uber driver, and that Williams had made threats. Based on this testimony, prosecutors added charges of assault with a weapon and two counts of intimidation.
One juvenile witness testified that she and a group of friends took an Uber to Williams’ home to meet JJ Taylor, who lived there and was committed to playing in Memphis. She said the girl got into the car while others were waiting in their cars, but Williams became angry and she began to make threats, she said.
Also at Williams’ preliminary hearing, Thompson-Taylor said that while no witnesses saw Williams fire the gun, witnesses saw him holding a gun and threatened to kill him. He said there was sufficient reason to proceed with the lawsuit based on testimony that he heard the incident. Modlin presented photos of bullet holes in the Tesla Model 3 that carried the five people to Williams’ home.
Williams is enrolled in online classes at the University of Memphis and remains on the roster, but has no access to team facilities or activities, and his status with the program will be determined when the lawsuit is resolved. Become. The school announced in late September.
The Tigers began practice on September 25th and opened the season with a home game against Jackson State on November 6th.
Williams was one of them. Names, images and portraits of the early stars of the era, signed a multi-year deal with shoe and sports apparel manufacturer Puma in 2021 for an undisclosed amount. He had millions of followers on his social media platforms before he apparently deactivated them. On3.com once estimated Williams’ NIL valuation at $3.6 million, but Williams’ name It is no longer displayed in the ranking.
