Friday, September 3, 2004
Second statement clears up confusion
Associated Press
ANDERSON, Ind. --
Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph will not be charged in
connection with a barroom shooting after giving police investigators
a second statement.
Randolph, a Marion, Ind., native, provided the second statement Thursday
night in connection with the Aug. 22 shootings for which his brother,
Roger, has been charged with three counts of battery with a deadly weapon.
Roger Randolph, meanwhile, was arrested on a weapons charge early Friday
in Atlanta, his third weapons-related arrest in three weeks in three cities,
Anderson police Detective Terry Sollars said.
Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings had said Zach Randolph, 23,
might face criminal charges for not telling investigators all he knew
about the shootings in his first statement hours after the incident.
The brothers were together at the bar, Sinbad's Lounge and Grill, at the time.
"He cleared up any irregularities or confusion that may have been in his
first statement. It didn't contain all of the facts," Sollars told The
Associated Press.
The detective said he could not disclose what the player revealed Thursday
because the case is pending in the courts.
Roger Randolph has been charged with shooting three men on a dance floor
following an argument inside Sinbad's. None of the wounds suffered by those
shot were considered life-threatening, police said.
If convicted on those charges, he could face six to 24 years in prison. His
attorney, Jeff Lockwood, has said he would plead not guilty.
Zach Randolph, who was named in April as the NBA's Most Improved Player,
had flown to Indiana on Thursday from Atlanta, where his agent, Raymond
Brothers, is based, Sollars said. While the player was returning to Atlanta,
his brother was arrested on possession of a .40-caliber Glock handgun that
had been reported stolen in the Atlanta area on June 20, the detective said.
The agent and attorney James Voyles of Indianapolis accompanied the player
to Anderson, about 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis, for the statement
Thursday night, Sollars said.
Telephone messages seeking comment were left for both Brothers and Voyles
at their offices Friday.
Trail Blazers President Steve Patterson said he was pleased to learn that
no charges would be filed.
"Although there were no charges, Zach -- and for that matter all of our
players -- need to be aware of their surroundings and work hard to not put
themselves in compromising situations," he said.
It wasn't clear why Roger Randolph was in Atlanta, Sollars said. He had been
freed from the Madison County Jail on $40,000 bond on Aug. 23, the day after
the shootings. Madison County authorities were seeking to revoke the bond
following his latest arrest, Sollars said.
Roger Randolph also was free on bond on a handgun charge filed in adjacent
Grant County, where Marion is located, the week before the shootings, Sollars
said.
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