Ex-Bama player Bradley testifies in murder trial

• Michael RothsteinMay 7, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Country at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– Jaden Bradley, a former Alabama and current Arizona senior point player, testified Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Michael “Buzz” Davis in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Bradley stated he heard gunshots on the night of Jan. 14, 2023, while at the scene on The Strip near the University of Alabama campus however did not see who fired the gun.Davis is implicated of shooting and eliminating Jamea Harris while she was being in the traveler seat of a black Jeep. Darius Miles, another former Crimson Tide basketball player, is also charged with capital murder for supposedly “aiding and abetting” Davis.Bradley is one of

4 former members of the Alabama men’s basketball team on the witness list, and the first to testify in the trial, which began Monday. The others– former players Brandon Miller and Nick Pringle along with previous group manager Cooper Lee– could also be contacted us to take the stand.Neither Bradley, Miller, Pringle nor Lee has been implicated of any misbehavior in the case.Bradley, worn a gray match and black dress shirt, took the stand for

nearly 45 minutes Wednesday, typically offering brief responses to questions asked by Tuscaloosa County Chief Assistant District Lawyer Paula Whitley or defense counsel John Robbins.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Bradley testified that on the night of the shooting, he and Davis rode together in Bradley’s two-seat Dodge Challenger to The Strip. Bradley, Davis and Miles went into the Twelve25 Sports Bar on University Boulevard and Grace Street, while Miller went elsewhere.After the three left the sports bar, Bradley affirmed that Davis was dancing and laughing near a black Jeep that was idling on Grace Street. He stated that Davis and a man in the Jeep,

Cedric Johnson, began speaking to each other. According to Bradley, neither Johnson nor Davis directed hazards at each other, however their conversation reached a point where Bradley and Miles attempted to pull Davis away from it.The discussion in between Davis and Johnson is among the focal points of the trial.After the conversation, Bradley said he, Davis and Miles walked back to Bradley’s automobile, but that Davis returned towards Grace Street since there was “no

room in the rear seats.”Bradley affirmed that Davis stated he was”worried about the Jeep.

“According to Bradley, he and Miles ultimately discovered Davis on Grace Street. He stated Miles left Bradley’s car to talk with his sweetheart and then to Davis. Bradley stated Davis and Miles passed his vehicle and after that came by Miller’s. The next thing Bradley said he heard were gunshots. He stated he did not see the shots being fired, but when he heard them he drove off by himself, ultimately getting home. Miller and Bradley were roomies at the time.During his statement Wednesday, Bradley also stated he was not mindful Miles had texted Miller to bring Miles’gun to the scene of the eventual shooting.The state has actually called six witnesses in the first two days of testimony, which continues Thursday morning. Before the start of the trial, the state

took the capital punishment off the table for Davis as a sentencing option if he is condemned.