Early this morning of April 27, 2009, in the pre-dawn hours Jayson Williams (formerly of the New Jersey Nets) was forcibly removed from his hotel room. After destroying his hotel room in Manhattan he barricaded the door to prevent others from entering.
Jayson Williams has been placed under a psychological evaluation. He was observed as acting suicidal and violent. Once police were able to make entry into the room they had to use a taser to subdue him.
The basketballer was accused of covering up the accidental shooting death of his limo driver in 2002. However, he may be facing retrial on the manslaughter charges, due to a previously deadlocked jury. It is not immediately known if that looming possibility played a role in his hotel room rampage.
