Ex-UCF assistant is charged with assault in fatality
Former UCF assistant coach Jamil Jones was arrested and charged with assault after punching a man in New York City who later died.
Jones spent one season with the Knights and now is an assistant coach at Wake Forest.
Police say Jones threw a punch that killed a New York City tourist who knocked on the assistant coach’s car window thinking it was his Uber ride. Jones was arrested Thursday and charged with assault.
Information on Jones’ lawyer wasn't immediately available.
A spokesman said Wake Forest had no immediate comment on the 35-year-old Jones’ arrest.
Police say Jones confronted Sandor Szabo on a Queens street around 1:15 a.m. Sunday. They say the punch caused Szabo to fall and hit his head on a sidewalk. Szabo, also 35, was taken off life support Tuesday. His family says he was visiting New York from Boca Raton for a wedding.
Jones, a Philadelphia native, previously coached at Virginia Commonwealth and Florida Gulf Coast.
Jones mostly worked with the Knights’ post players, including NBA hopeful Tacko Fall, during the 2016-17 season. He helped UCF post a 24-12 record and reach the NIT semifinals during head coach Johnny Dawkins’ first season leading UCF.