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Javaris Crittenton Pleads Guilty to Murder

The Javaris Crittenton saga has come to an end. In a report by Atlanta’s WSBTV, the former NBA player and Georgia Tech star has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2011 shooting death of Julian Jones, a mother of four.

An emotional Crittenton called the shooting a “horrible accident.”

Prosecutors claimed that the alleged gang member had been aiming for a man who had robbed him days earlier.

As part of his pleading guilty, he will spend 23 years behind bars.

A 6-foot-5 guard, Crittenton spent one season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and averaged 14.