Josh Brent Had To Be 'Commanded' To Help Jerry Brown From Wreck

Tire skid marks are seen leaving the road as news cameraman film the area where a single vehicle accident involving Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent occurred Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Irving, Texas.

A witness to the immediate aftermath of the one-car crash that claimed the life of Dallas Cowboys practice-squad player Jerry Brown has come forward with a startling account of the incident. Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent, who has been charged with intoxication manslaughter for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, had to be coerced into helping Brown from the burning wreckage, according to Stacee McWilliams, who spoke with The Dallas Morning News and WFAA-TV News 8 in Dallas.
Brent was speeding in a Dallas suburb when he flipped his car in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to police. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said Brown was found unresponsive at the scene. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
McWilliams explained to local media outlets what she saw when arriving at the site of the crash before police. She said she encountered Brent near the wreckage. As a fire in the car began to intensify, she realized that Brown was still in the car. As described by McWilliams, she had to plead with Brent to help Brown out of the car.
"I said 'Get him out of the car,'" McWilliams told News 8. "'You can't just stand here and watch this man die. Pull him out of the car!' And he said to me, 'He won't get out.' I said, 'Get him out of the' -- you know, commanded him -- 'get him out of the car!'"
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Although McWilliams acknowledged that Brent eventually did pull Brown from the burning wreck, as had been previously reported, she felt that earlier accounts of the incident overstated his willingness to assist.
“I want people to understand that Josh Brent is not a hero,” McWilliams told The Dallas Morning News. “I keep hearing reports of how he was there to pull his friend from the fire but he had to be coerced and pushed and begged and pleaded to get his friend out of the fire and when he pulled him out, he just left him in the street. He didn’t tell him ‘hang in there, help is on the way.’ Nothing. He just left him there and I want the magnitude of that to be understood.”

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According to a police affidavit obtained by USA Today, Brent was observed pulling Green from the burning vehicle. However, Brent's attorney reportedly said that the other details shared with him by police do not match up with McWilliams' account.
“That is absolutely false,” Brent's attorney, George Milner told the Dallas Morning News after hearing McWilliams' version of events. “What I’ve been told is that Jerry Brown was never conscious after the accident.”
Despite McWilliams' chilling account of Brent's reluctance to help Brown from the car, he described Brown as being his "very best friend." The two football players attended the University of Illinois and played on the football team together.
"Jerry Brown was my very best friend, and I'm just trying to deal with his death right now," Brent said, via The Sporing News, after being released on on $500,000 bond on Sunday.
Police reached out to McWilliams after she shared her account with the media, according to News 8. 

 

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Judge Sets $500K Bond on Brent

Cowboys are 'grieving,' Jerry Jones says

 

Dallas Cowboys players hang their heads during a moment of silence honoring teammate Jerry Brown who was killed in an automobile accident prior to today's game against the Bengals.   

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  Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent entered no plea at his arraignment in the death of teammate Jerry Brown today, and a judge set bond at $500,000, CNN reports. Brent was returned to jail following the hearing; his lawyer said the $500,000 figure was more than the team had authorized him to post. "I'd say the bond is 16 times higher than it would have been for anybody that doesn't play for the Dallas Cowboys," he tells CBS. Brown has been charged with intoxication manslaughter, which carries a potential 2- to 20-year sentence.

In an affidavit released today, police say Brent's car traveled 900 feet after hitting the curb. They say Brent was pulling Brown from the wreckage when they arrived, and that he refused to take a blood test. Earlier the 25-year-old told USA Today he was "devastated" over the incident. "I will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life." His teammates feel much the same way, owner Jerry Jones said during a TV pregame show today. "I think that our team is grieving," he said. The Cowboys bowed their heads for a moment of silence before today's game, the AP reports.

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NFL : Dallas Cowboy Jerry Brown Dead, Teammate Josh Brent Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter

It's been a bad year for the NFL.

 

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Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was arrested today on charges of intoxication manslaughter after driving when a one-car accident occurred early this morning in Irving, Texas. The accident killed his teammate Jerry Brown, a linebacker on the Cowboys practice squad. Both Matt Barrie of NBC 5 in Dallas and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com have confirmed the story.

This is not Brent's first brush with the law over drunk driving. In 2009 Brent served jail time after getting a DUI while he was a student at the University of Illinois. Brown also attended Illinois where he was a college teammate of Brent's.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has released a statement.

"We are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of Jerry Brown. At this time, our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of Jerry's family and all of those who knew him and loved him."

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