Attorney says Brandon Miller ‘never knew illegal activity would occur’

Attorney says Brandon Miller ‘never knew illegal activity would occur’

After Alabama star freshman basketball player Brandon Miller was revealed in court Tuesday to be at the scene of Jamea Harris’ murder in Tuscaloosa last month, Miller’s attorney released a statement Wednesday reiterating his client’s innocence.

“Brandon never touched the gun, was not involved in its exchange to Mr. Davis in any way, and never knew that illegal activity involving the gun would occur,” Tuscaloosa attorney Jim Standridge wrote in a statement provided to Tuscaloosa Patch.

At Tuesday’s hearing to decide whether Miles and his friend, Michael Davis, would receive bond after being charged with capital murder in the Jan. 15 shooting, a law enforcement officer testified about Miller’s contact with Miles that night.

The officer stated that Miles texted Miller to bring Miles’ gun to the scene of the conflict on the Tuscaloosa strip. Miller drove his vehicle to the scene, and law enforcement testified in court Tuesday that Davis retrieved Miles’ weapon from Miller’s vehicle and fired the deadly shot.

This story will be updated.

Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mikerodak.