Former NBA guard Javaris Crittenton pled guilty to murder Wednesday and was sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in the 2011 killing of a 23-year-old mother of four, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Crittenton apologized for killing Julian Jones, claiming that it was a "horrible accident." Jones was killed in a drive-by shooting outside her Atlanta home, with Crittenton firing at Jones thinking she had played a role in an earlier robbery.
Crittenton, who played at Georgia Tech and was drafted by the Lakers in 2007, was part of a December 2009 locker room incident with then-Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas in which the two pulled guns on each other.
On Jan. 25, 2010, Crittenton pleaded guilty and was given a year of probation on a misdemeanor gun possession charge. Two days later, Crittenton and Arenas were suspended for the rest of the season.
