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Jayson Williams charged with drunken driving after SUV strikes tree in Manhattan

Jan. 5, 2010
Former NBA player Jayson Williams was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after his SUV struck a tree.
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Jayson Williams ready to plead guilty?

FLEMINGTON, N.J., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams has agreed to plead guilty to a charge in the death of a limo driver at his New Jersey mansion, sources said.
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SOMERVILLE, N.J., June 22 (UPI) -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams will not have his bail revoked, a New Jersey judge ruled Monday.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Jayson Williams' wife says in court papers filed in New York that the former NBA star was an emotionally abusive husband and father.

Jayson Williams not guilty of major charge

SOMERVILLE, N.J., April 30 (UPI) -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams was found innocent of manslaughter Friday in the shooting death of his limousine driver.

Jayson Williams jury begins deliberations

SOMERVILLE, N.J., April 27 (UPI) -- Eight women and four men began deliberating Tuesday the fate of former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams, CourtTV.com reported.

Ex-Nets star's manslaughter case continues

SOMERVILLE, N.J., April 15 (UPI) -- A defense motion to dismiss all charges in the manslaughter case against former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams was denied Thursday

Defense rests in Jayson Williams trial

SOMERVILLE, N.J., April 1 (UPI) -- Jurors in the aggravated manslaughter trial of former basketball star Jayson Williams will get the case without hearing from Williams as had been expected.

Report: Jayson Williams shot his dog

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Jurors in the manslaughter trial of former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams' manslaughter won't hear how he shot his dog in the head in a fit of rage.

Gag order stops Jayson Williams

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A New Jersey judge has issued a gag order against accused killer Jayson Williams, accusing the ex-basketball star of doing interviews to gain sympathy.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch