Police say coach threw lethal punch
A college basketball coach accused of throwing a punch that killed a New York City tourist who apparently had mistaken him for an Uber driver pleaded not guilty to an assault charge.
Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday in Queens, causing him to fall and hit his head on the sidewalk, police said.
A person familiar with the investigation told the
Associated Press that Szabo may have been drunkenly knocking on car windows before Jones allegedly confronted him. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to speak publicly.
The coach got out, followed Szabo to the sidewalk, punched him and sped off, police said. Szabo never regained consciousness and was taken off life support Tuesday.
Jones, 35, of Kernersville, N.C., turned himself in to police Thursday, accompanied by a lawyer. He was arraigned later in the day on a misdemeanor assault charge and released on his own recognizance after entering his plea.
In other news:
• So much for Kansas State football coach Bill
Snyder retiring any time soon. Just days after saying he felt energized heading into this season, the school announced it had signed Snyder to a new five-year contract that includes a pay bump to $3.45 million this season and could keep the 78year-old coach with the Wildcats through the 2022 season.
• LSU suspended sophomore linebacker Tylor
Taylor, apparently after learning that he had been arrested about two months ago in connection with a firearms theft from a pawn shop in Georgia. An official university statement said only that the suspension stems from a violation of team rules. However, police
records in Cumming, Ga, show that authorities suspect Taylor drove four suspected burglars to and from the pawn shop where the theft occurred on Jan. 8.