Former NBA player Crittenton sought on murder charge

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Javaris Crittenton, a former  National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the  Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted on a  murder charge over the death of a woman in Georgia, the FBI  said today.
Crittenton, who is believed to be in Los Angeles, is being  sought for the Aug. 19 shooting death of 22-year-old Julian  Jones in Atlanta.
Witnesses said Jones was shot with an assault rifle by  someone driving a dark-colored SUV, the FBI said in a  statement.
Several days after the woman was shot, Crittenton, 23, of  Fayetteville, Georgia, purchased a one-way airline ticket from  Atlanta to Los Angeles, where he has friends and family, the  FBI said.
Crittenton has been charged by Atlanta police with murder,  and today the FBI issued an arrest warrant for him for  unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Crittenton was drafted by the Lakers in 2007 and ended his  career with the Wizards after a stint in Memphis, according to  the league website. He played college ball at Georgia Tech in  Atlanta.
In January 2010, the NBA suspended Crittenton and Wizards  teammate Gilbert Arenas without pay for the rest of the season  for bringing guns into the locker room after a dispute over a  poker game on a flight home from a game.
Crittenton pleaded guilty to a criminal charge and received  a sentence of one year of probation over that incident.