Titans cornerback Pacman Jones was at the scene of a violent crime at a Las Vegas strip club early Monday morning but told his attorney Monday night he was not involved in the shooting.
A Las Vegas police detective was on his way to talk to Jones late Monday night, less than 24 hours after a triple shooting at the Minxx Gentleman's Club off the Las Vegas strip. Jones was in Las Vegas attending the NBA All-Star Game and other festivities.
I asked him: 'Was anybody in your group involved in the shooting? And he said, "No,'' attorney Worrick Robinson said. "I said, "Then why did you leave? He said, "When there's guns there's always someone else coming with a gun. That's what you do. You get out of there.
"He told me, "Man, I am not a suspect and didn't have anything to do with this.''
Robinson said Jones told him Monday night police were interested in talking to him as a witness.
"He said he is cooperating,'' Robinson said. "He's just a witness who happened to be at the club at the time it happened. He said he's going to answer any questions they might have.''
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, citing unidentified sources, reported Monday night that Jones was being sought for questioning by police, possibly as a suspect. Two men who work at the club and a female patron were shot and two were critically wounded after an incident at the club.
Las Vegas police never identified Jones as a suspect, however. Jones was among a number of celebrities at the club, including rapper Nelly, when the shooting erupted about 5 a.m. at a private event.
"I did hear a lot of things, but until we get facts and until we get factual things to say "This is what happened, these individuals were here, certain individuals were not here, we can't comment on that,'' Officer Jose Montoya told reporters on Monday.
Efforts to reach Titans Coach Jeff Fisher on Monday night were unsuccessful.
Robinson said Jones told him late Monday night that he was in the club with friends for celebrity party when some of the celebrities started throwing money on the stage. At that point, Jones told Robinson the strippers began to fight over the money. Because of the altercation on the stage, Jones told Robinson the manager turned on the lights and told everybody "they had to go.'
"So he said they walked out the back door and when they came out of building two groups of people were yelling at each other and they were walking toward their car,'' Robinson said. "And people started shooting at each other. He said his group ran across the street and everybody left. He said they got in their truck and got out of there.
The main thing is he is not a suspect, he was there.''
Efforts to reach Titans Coach Jeff Fisher on Monday night were unsuccessful.
Jones has been involved in a number of incidents since being drafted in the first round of the 2005 draft by the Titans.
Earlier this month a judge dismissed a case when Jones was accused of spitting on a female in a Nashville nightclub. Afterward, Jones said he'd learned his lesson.
"If I'm going to go out, I'm going to have to be at a little private spot,'' Jones said. "Maybe I'll chill out at a jazz bar or something with some older folks.''
