Former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was denied bond today in the slaying of a young Birmingham mother.

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Daniel Pruet told Miles, who cried following the ruling, that there were a lot of factors in his favor of the bond issue – more than are usually present with capital murder defendants – and said the bond issue will be revisited at a later date.

Defense attorney Mary Turner argued in favor of granting Miles bond with a lengthy PowerPoint presentation, quoting numerous people who described him as family oriented, God fearing, and respectful.

Turner argued that Miles was not the shooter, contended that he was a block away when the gunfire erupted and said he attempted to de-escalate the situation that night and said that the 21-year-old has never before been in trouble.

“This is a man entitled to a bond,’’ an emotional Turner said. “He would not be the only (suspect) who has ever gotten a bond on this charge.”

Turner said Miles’ parents – his mother a police officer currently on leave to be with her son and his father a U.S. military veteran – have moved to Alabama to be close to their son and would ensure that he followed every rule the judge placed on him if he was granted bond.

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Miles’ family and friends gathered to support him, including Alabama players Jahvon Quinerly, who is said to be a close friend of Miles, his brother, walk-on Jaden Quinerly, and forward Noah Gurley.

Turner’s presentation included comments from Alabama players.

Prosecutor Paula Whitley opposed bond saying Miles had his gun delivered, provided that loaded gun to someone agitated and moved his own girlfriend away before the shots that killed Jamea Harris were fired.

“Jamea was a mother, daughter, girlfriend, a special lady whose future was wiped out. She was a mother of a little boy who probably loves basketball, a young boy whose mother who will never watch him play basketball,” Whitley said.

Prior to today’s hearing, Harris’ boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, was served a subpoena ordering him to testify at future court appearances.

During Wednesday’s hearing, lawyers discussed a number of pending motions filed by the defense regarding evidence the defense is seeking to obtain in the case. The judge ordered some documents delivered and others taken under advisement.

“This case is in its infancy,” the judge reminded lawyers.

Miles, a former junior reserve forward for the Crimson Tide, and Michael Davis, 21, are charged with capital murder in the Jan. 15 shooting death of the 23-year-old Harris.

Davis is seeking youthful offender status.

Attorneys for both men have previously claimed their clients could have been in fear that night.

They said they had seen a gun in the victims’ vehicle and noted that when they could have left the area before the shooting, they instead came back, turned off their vehicle lights and stopped.

It is the state’s position that Davis fired the first shots that night. Turner said Wednesday she disagree with that, and described Johnson that night as “a hawk circling his prey.”

During a previous preliminary hearing, lead Det. Branden Culpepper testified that the shooting happened about 1:45 a.m. that Sunday in the 400 block of Grace Street off University Boulevard.

It was in that hearing that it was first revealed publicly that basketball players Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley were also at the scene of the shooting.

Harris, who is survived by her 5-year-old son, Kaine, was in Tuscaloosa that weekend with her boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, and her cousin, Asia Humphrey, who is a student at the University of Alabama.

Harris, her boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, and her cousin, Asia Humphrey had gone to Twelve25 club that night and then stopped at Quick Grille to get food. They were in Harris’ black Jeep.

Darius Miles, Michael Davis and Jaden Bradley had also been at the club. Brandon Miller had dropped off Miles but didn’t stay because the line was too long, and Miller’s attorney later said he was at a restaurant.

The victims then went to the Quick Grille. Harris and her cousin waited in the car while her boyfriend went to get food. He returned and got into the backseat.

Miles and Davis approached the Jeep. Davis was dancing outside of the car, and reportedly was trying to get Harris’ attention.

The window was rolled down, and Johnson told Davis that she had a boyfriend and to move on. Davis said something to the effect of “I don’t want your girl” and Miles and Davis walked away, Culpepper said.

“It got a little elevated,’’ Culpepper said.

Davis reportedly said to Johnson, “You don’t know who I am and what I do.”

Turner, Miles’ attorney, said that Bradley told police that Miles had tried to calm down Davis.

Turner also said Miles thought he saw a gun going from the back seat of the victims’ vehicle to the front seat.

Culpepper said that could have been food being passed from the back seat to the front seat.

Johnson switched seats and gets into the driver’s seat of the Jeep. The Jeep drove off, took a right on University Boulevard and then came back. Its lights were off. They had met with other friends in another vehicle before coming back.

Miles texted Miller and said, “I need my joint,’’ which is slang for a gun.

Miles told Miller that someone was “fakin” which, according to the urban dictionary, means when a person uses words in an aggressive manner with no intention or ability to back them up.

When Miller got to the scene, Miles told Davis, “The heat is in the hat.” Culpepper said that meant a gun was present.

Miles added, “There’s one in the head.” That, Culpepper said, meant a round was in the chamber.

Miles moved his girlfriend back to get her out of line of fire.

Miles’ girlfriend had been on the fringe of a fight that happened that was not related in any way to the shooting incident. Miles’ attorney claimed that Miles was trying to get his girlfriend away from the fight, not out of the “line of fire.”

Miles’ girlfriend said Davis asked her where the Jeep went. “The type of person Buzz was she knew something was going to happen,” and that’s why she moved out of the way, Culpepper said.

Asked why Johnson, Harris and Humphrey returned to the area, the detective said Johnson wasn’t from Tuscaloosa and were just trying to find a way out.

Davis again approached the Jeep and said, “I told you I was going to get you,’’ and opened fire, Culpepper testified.

He fired several shots at the driver’s window and then ran in an arc around the back of the vehicle, still shooting.

Johnson returned fire, striking Davis in the right shoulder and grazing his right side.

Miller’s vehicle was hit by gunfire twice in the windshield.

Johnson then left the scene and drove to the Walk of Champions. Harris was pronounced dead there.

From the shooting scene on Grace Street, authorities recovered eight shell casings from a 40-caliber handgun and a bullet fragment. Miles’ gun is a 40-caliber handgun.

While the victims were at the Walk of Champions, 911 received a call from Miles stating that his friend, Davis, had been shot in the shoulder. The call was made from University Downs Apartments where Miles lives.

Miles said he didn’t know where or how Davis came to be shot. He said he was at the apartment and didn’t know anything about the shooting.

Culpepper said both Miles and Davis talked to the 911 dispatcher during that call, “sharing” the phone.

Davis was shot in the right shoulder and received a graze wound to his side.

Culpepper testified that in his first interview with Miles, he said he didn’t know what happened, that Davis had just shown up at the apartment shot.

He later said that he and his girlfriend were downtown and picked up Davis after the shooting.

When detectives told him that all of what happened was captured on surveillance video from the Houndstooth Bar, Miles said Davis went to the car and said he never saw Davis with the gun.

After learning of dash cam video from Brandon Miller’s car, he told investigators he had contacted Brandon Miller to bring him his gun. Miles then acknowledged Davis had gotten Miles’ gun from Miller’s vehicle.

Asked if Miles acknowledged moving his girlfriend out of the line of fire, Culpepper said yes.

Culpepper said there were no indication of threats made by the victims.

The gun in the Jeep used to shoot Davis was a Taurus Judge .45 caliber. Culpepper said additional ammo and marijuana was also found in the Jeep.

In all, police recovered three weapons in connection with the incident.

From the University Downs where Miles the 911 call, they found a Mini Draco (an AK-47) and a 40- caliber handgun. The 40-caliber gun was found wrapped in a bedroom drawer of one of the residents who was out of town for the weekend and returned to find the gun in his drawer.

Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Investigator Brian Behel processed the two crime scenes – at Grace Street and Walk of Champions. Johnson’s Taurus Judge had four spent cartridges in the five-chamber handgun.

Attorney Turner asked the detective if the mindset could be self-defense, and the detective said could be.

Culpepper said there were no independent witnesses other than those involved.

Asked by Davis’s attorney how they determined Davis fired the first shot, Culpepper said it was on video from Publix and Houndstooth.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Paula Whitley asked if in any of the interviews, did Miles and Davis report being threatened, and Culpepper said no.

Turner said the showing of a gun could be a threat. She also said the Jeep leaving, circling the block and coming back with lights off could also be taken as a threat.

Turner claims it was self-defense.

“You have to look at his mindset. Is something going on that he feels danger? That was on my client’s mind. He tried to arm someone for protection.”

Robbins said, “It is our position the threat was caused by Mr. Johnson.”

AL.com reporter Ben Flanagan contributed to this report.