Sports Illustrated Piece On Former Sun, Jerrod Mustaf

[Hoop Head]

I was on SI.com and one of the top things on their NBA subsite was an article titled "Has anyone ever ever googled Jerrod Mustaf?" and it's quite an in-depth piece on the murder for hire trial he was almost put through in the 90's and touched on his 2017 award from the Wizards for their " Wizards Care Community Assist Award" that is given to people who work in the community. Apparently he runs some organization in the DC suburbs based on gang prevention with at risk youths. It's a really well written piece and I only vaguely remember hearing about the murder charges from the 90's also because it wasn't covered that much by the Phoenix media, especially with Jerrod being waived and heading to Europe to play professionally. Worth a read, IMO.

If anyone has anymore info or articles they'd suggest based on his story please put them here. I'd like to hear more after this sort of introduced me to it fully.

https://www.si.com/nba/2019/04/17/j...end-althea-hayes-murder-case-community-leader

 

[Yuma]

This is the most I have ever read about the whole situation. I remember reading a blurb about him being implicated in this case, but then it just went away. I did live in Yuma at the time, so I never heard anything more about it.

 

[Hoop Head]

This is the most I have ever read about the whole situation. I remember reading a blurb about him being implicated in this case, but then it just went away. I did live in Yuma at the time, so I never heard anything more about it.

I only read a small blurb about it when his cousin was either arrested or found guilty. I remember it being on TV for a minute and I checked the paper for more info the next day and saw just a small item.

This article seems to be researched thoroughly and was quite interesting. I'm not entirely sure what to make of it as far as whether he's guilty or not but I lean more towards guilty than not. I hope the Suns didn't pull any strings to keep him from being charged. Colangelo isn't the owner anymore but that would be a big black mark on his history as owner if he was involved in pressuring the county attorney or police department to keep Mustaf from being charged.

 

[Mainstreet]

I only read a small blurb about it when his cousin was either arrested or found guilty. I remember it being on TV for a minute and I checked the paper for more info the next day and saw just a small item.

This article seems to be researched thoroughly and was quite interesting. I'm not entirely sure what to make of it as far as whether he's guilty or not but I lean more towards guilty than not. I hope the Suns didn't pull any strings to keep him from being charged. Colangelo isn't the owner anymore but that would be a big black mark on his history as owner if he was involved in pressuring the county attorney or police department to keep Mustaf from being charged.

Jerry Colangelo would be the last person in the world to pressure law enforcement.

All one has to do is look how Colangelo cleaned up the franchise after the drug scandal in 1987.

 

[Yuma]

I am thinking there was not that peice of solid eveidence. For example Moustaff payed off the shooter's mother's rent. Well if it went to court I am sure Moustaff is going to say, "That's my cousin's mom. Of course I am going to help her." So much of this, since it was family, can be spun the other way. They needed a flip. It never happened. So if he did pay for it to happen, there's not that direct link.