An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a close friend of Ja Morant, according to court records, stemming from an alleged altercation with a juvenile at the NBA star’s home in Eads, Tenn. on …
An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a close friend of Ja Morant, according to court records, stemming from an alleged altercation with a juvenile at the NBA star’s home in Eads, Tenn., last year., Davonte Pack, 27, is wanted for misdemeanor assault-bodily harm for allegedly punching the teenager, Joshua Holloway, who was 17 at the time, during a pickup basketball game at Morant’s mansion in Eads last July 26.
Pack said he went into “fight mode” during the pickup game after Holloway allegedly hit Morant with the basketball — which is when Morant and Pack punched the teen to the ground. In a Monday hearing, a judge in Shelby County Circuit Court heard from attorneys on both sides — Morant and Pack share the same attorney — and is expected to rule Wednesday on Morant’s motion to have the teenager’s civil lawsuit against him dismissed, according to The Washington Post.
Morant’s attorneys argued the NBA player had immunity under Tennessee’s civil version of the “Stand Your Ground” laws.In another court filing last month, Holloway asked to find the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in contempt, claiming the department did not properly investigate his claims — and that Morant pulled a gun on him after the alleged fight at Morant’s home.accusing Morant and Pack of assault and battery during the pickup game.
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