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Sentencing reset for ‘Pacman’ Jones in 2007 Las Vegas strip club incident

Sentencing reset for ‘Pacman’ Jones in 2007 strip club incident

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Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 | 10:48 a.m.

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NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones will be sentenced in January for his role in a 2007 strip club melee and shooting in Las Vegas that left one club employee partially paralyzed and two others wounded.

Jones, a cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals, was expected to be sentenced today on a gross misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct as part of a plea agreement he made with the Clark County District Attorney's office.

However, Judge Douglas Herndon continued Jones' sentencing to 9 a.m. Jan. 25. He is expected to serve a year of probation.

Jones originally faced two felony charges of coercion, which each carried a possible sentence of one to six years. He has denied any role in the shooting.

According to police, Jones instigated a melee that led to shootings Feb. 19, 2007, outside the Minxx Gentlemen's Club and Lounge, 4636 Wynn Road. The incident took place after the NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.

Jones was "making it rain," or throwing wads of dollar bills from a large plastic trash bag onto a stage. He then became angry when the strippers picked up the money, and a brawl broke out, police said

Police said Jones and his entourage were ejected from the club.

Officers said Jones then met with Arvin Kenti Edwards and moments after they parted, Edwards opened fire with a handgun outside the club.

Three people were injured, including bouncer Tommy Urbanski, who was paralyzed from the waist down after a bullet lodged in his spine.

Police said Edwards hounded Jones for $15,000 after the shooting.

Jones told authorities he didn't order the shooting and declined to pay. But he said he reimbursed a friend who paid the money for him because he was worried Edwards would pursue him if he wasn't paid.

Edwards was originally charged with three counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and three counts of battery with substantial bodily harm, which could have added up to a jail term of 186 years if he was convicted

On Sept. 21, Edwards decided to plead no contest to attempted murder as part of a plea agreement he made with the district attorney's office. He faces four to 10 years in Nevada state prison when he is sentenced in January.

Jones was suspended from the NFL for the 2007 season because of his role in the melee and other misconduct off the field. In the first three years after his 2005 draft, Jones was arrested six times on various charges.

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  1. By MG
    Oct. 19, 2010
    12:13 p.m.
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    Jones, Edwards and CC DA = Dumb,Dumber and Dumbest!

  2. By casinokid
    Oct. 19, 2010
    3:40 p.m.
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    And the NFL wants to control commercials that may reflect negative on the league.

    And why would you as a D.A. would you plea a deal that had overwhelming evidence.
    I thought you would plea a case only if it was thin.

  3. By ZZZAPATO (John Brogan)
    Oct. 19, 2010
    8:36 p.m.
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    Seems Pac Man, has enough $$$ to have The D.A.
    see his SIDE of the story!!!

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