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Crittenton’s last tweet came at around 8:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 26, within an hour after news of the warrant for his arrest spread across the Internet. Tweet from Aug. 26: This is crazy. Trouble continues to follow me for some reason. I put my trust in God. ESPN.com

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Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton waived California extradition proceedings Wednesday and will be returned to Georgia in connection with his arrest in a murder case in Atlanta. Crittenton appeared before Superior Court Judge Upinder Kalra and said he had voluntarily signed the waiver. ESPN.com

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A former Laker player who is accused of shooting an Atlanta woman to death appeared to be retaliating for being robbed of $55,000 worth of jewelry, police said. Javaris Crittenton, who was suspended from the NBA along with his ex-teammate Gilbert Arenas for having guns in a locker room, was arrested late Monday at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana. He has been charged with murder in the Aug. 19 shooting death of Jullian Jones outside her house in Atlanta, the FBI said. Los Angeles Times

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Crittenton told police he and a friend were leaving a barbershop around 10:50 p.m. April 21 when two teenagers surprised them as they returned to their car, according to police report released to the Associated Press. One teenager held Crittenton at gunpoint and ordered him to "give me what you got," he told police. He said he handed over a $25,000 black diamond necklace, a $30,000 black diamond watch, an iPhone and $25 cash, according to the report. Los Angeles Times

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Jones’ heartbroken loved ones said the mom made a point to steer clear of troublemakers -- but she didn’t stand a chance when a black Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid pulled up and opened fire. “She wasn’t involved in any trouble. She tried to keep herself away from trouble,” said her adoptive mom, June Woods. “I don’t understand why it happened. I don’t know why. Her kids could have been outside. They could have been shot. I’m still looking for that one answer to that one question: Why?” New York Post

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Little-known fact uncovered in court documents in the spring of 2010: Crittenton, via text message, asked to borrow thousands from Arenas to help pay his ill mother’s escalating medical bills. Just two months after their confrontation, Arenas obliged. And yet it goes so much farther than money. Whatever unsavory hometown haunts a man returns to after he achieves a measure of notoriety, there’s something completely disconcerting about this story. Washington Post

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Asked whether he had spoken to Javaris Crittenton since they were both suspended for the remainder of the 2009-2010 NBA season and Arenas had spent 30 days in a halfway house, Arenas replied, “No, but I heard he became more hard.” More hard, he explained, meant “more gangsta.” “You know, like some people turn over a new leaf when something bad like that changes their life. I heard Javaris went the other way — he became more ’hood, more hardened in that way. I don’t know if that’s the case, but that’s what I heard.” Washington Post

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But the mere notion of Crittenton as a person of primary interest in the death of another by gunshot instantly has to cast the events of December 2009 in a more disturbing light. “Oh, I thought about what could have happened worse that day,” said Gilbert Arenas Sr., by telephone from Van Nuys, Calif., on Monday. “Definitely you think about your son being in more harm’s way than you thought at the time. I just pray for the kid and his family and hope what they’re saying isn’t true.” Washington Post

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“All the guys I’ve talked to are like, ‘Can you believe this stuff about Javaris?’ ” said Brendan Haywood, his former teammate in Washington, who now plays for the Dallas Mavericks. “This is a grounded guy everybody got along with, real quiet guy. I’m still in shock and think there has to be some mistake.” Washington Post

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Former Los Angeles Laker Javaris Crittenton was arrested at John Wayne Airport on Monday night, hours after FBI officials announced that he was being sought by Atlanta authorities on murder charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old woman. An FBI-Los Angeles Police Department Fugitive Task Force, aided by members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, arrested Crittenton, 23, without incident after he checked in for a flight to Atlanta, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. Orange County Register

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Atlanta police officers responding to reports of a shooting found that Jones had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, FBI officials said. She was taken to a hospital, where she was reported dead. According to the Associated Press, Jones, a mother of four young children, was walking with two men when she was shot. Police said one of the men was suspected of being the target of the shooting, possibly in retaliation for a robbery in April in which Crittenton was the victim, according to the Associated Press. Orange County Register

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The lawyer for former Georgia Tech basketball star Javaris Crittenton said his client has agreed to surrender to local authorities who've charged him in the shooting death of a 22- year-old mother of four. Crittenton will be on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta and should arrive in his hometown "very early [Tuesday] morning," said attorney Brian Steel, retained by family members earlier Monday. "Mr. Crittenton wants to clear his name," Steel told the AJC. "He's innocent of the charges." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Jones was walking with a group that included, according to police, the man Crittenton believed had robbed him of jewelry in April. Witnesses told police the shots were fired near Jones' Macon Drive home in southwest Atlanta from a black Chevrolet Tahoe linked to the former prep standout. "It appears Mr. Crittenton observed who he thought was the perpetrator walking down the street," Meadows said. "It so happens Miss Jones was walking down the street at the same time." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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The last comment Crittenton posted on his now-deleted Twitter account, @JayCrittDTE, read, “This is crazy. Trouble continues to follow me for some reason. I put my trust in God.” But the intro on his page, which quotes the song “Say Hello,” by Jay-Z, perhaps said much more: “Say hello to the bad guy! They say I’m a bad guy. They say a lot about me let me tell you what I aint!” Washington Post

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I later learned from talking to others that Crittenton’s mother, Sonya Dixon, wanted desperately to get her son out of his environment in southwest Atlanta. She sent him to Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, a Bible school with a strict dress code and disciplinary rules. Crittenton not only excelled on the court, as he helped Dwight Howard win the Class A state title in 2004, but he also was a good student. He then went on to Georgia Tech and left after one year. Crittenton didn’t have enough time to run the offense the way Hewitt had wanted, but Hewitt had few concerns about how Crittenton would handle the other aspects of entering the NBA at age 19. Washington Post

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Everyone I’ve spoken with about Crittenton has talked about his competitiveness and how he rarely backed down from challenges. He could be stubborn, but few expected his life to take such a dark turn. I always find myself thinking back to a conversation that I had with Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith after the incident with Arenas. Smith played AAU basketball with Crittenton for the Atlanta Celtics and told me that he was surprised to hear that Crittenton got into any trouble with guns. “Javaris is a real non-confrontational person,” Smith told me back then. “He’s a lover. He was the lover boy.” Washington Post

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping police in Atlanta and Los Angeles search for a former NBA guard wanted for murder. FBI Special Agent Steve Emmett in Atlanta told The Associated Press on Sunday that the agency is involved as police look for Javaris Crittenton. Authorities say Crittenton is charged in the fatal shooting of 22-year Jullian Jones, a mother of four who was gunned down Aug. 19 in Atlanta. ESPN.com

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In light of the recent murder charges against NBAer Javaris Crittenton, Strawberry shared his opinion on who could have been a current potential teammate - 'What's happening with Javaris is crazy. I know him personally and he's not even the type of guy to do such a thing, so to see what's going on is very unfortunate.' Eurobasket.com

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When he saw the person he believed robbed him, a former NBA player and Georgia Tech standout fired gunshots from a black SUV, striking a 23-year-old mother of four, Atlanta police said. Now, Javaris Crittenton, 23, faces a murder charge in the death of Jullian Jones, authorities said Friday night. “It appears Mr. Crittenton observed who he thought was the perpetrator walking down the street," Major Keith Meadows told the AJC. "It so happens Miss Jones was walking down the street at the same time." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Jones was struck in the leg and later died during surgery. Two men walking with Jones fled and were not injured, and investigators now believe one of those men was the intended target. Investigators believe Crittenton may have been seeking retaliation after being robbed of his jewelry April 21, Meadows said. Crittenton reported that crime to police. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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