NEW YORK — Police say they stunned former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams with a Taser in a New York City hotel room after reports that he was suicidal and violent.
NEW YORK — Police say they stunned former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams with a Taser in a New York City hotel room after reports that he was suicidal and violent. Police said Monday that Williams was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Police responding to a call around 4 a.m. say Williams was found intoxicated and agitated in the Manhattan hotel room. They say there were empty bottles of prescription pills were strewn around. Officers stunned him with a Taser, handcuffed him and took him to the hospital. Williams played nine seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2000. He was convicted in 2004 of trying to cover up the shooting death of his hired driver. ______ In photo: In this Oct. 18, 2005. file photo, former NBA star Jayson Williams sits in the back of a courtroom in Hackensack, N.J.
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