Former University of South Carolina running back Kenny Miles shot himself in the arm last week, Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters.
“His gunshot wound was self-inflicted,” Lott said. “He’s been released from the hospital but he’s still under a doctor’s care. Once he’s physically able, we will serve a warrant on him for filing a false police report and he’ll be arrested and charged with that crime.”
Wow … that’s potentially five years in the slammer if Miles is convicted.
Lott says police found the gun that shot Miles – his own handgun – in the trunk of his car.
“We have recovered his gun from the trunk of his car that our ballistics has proved to be the one that shot him in the arm,” Lott said, adding that Miles was now “cooperating” with law enforcement.
Wow … this story keeps getting crazier, doesn’t it?
Initial reports indicated Miles had been shot during a robbery, however those reports turned out to be false – prompting a flood of theories as to what happened to him.
Miles will be represented by Neal Lourie – brother of S.C. Senator Joel Lourie.
A 23-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia native, Miles rushed for 1,341 yards and four touchdowns during his career at South Carolina from 2009-12. He also had 416 receiving yards and caught one touchdown pass.
Miles’ biggest game for South Carolina came in 2009 when he ran for 114 yards on just 17 carries against Clemson – leading the Gamecocks to a 34-17 win (the first of four consecutive victories in this rivalry series).
UPDATE: Here’s Miles’ statement …
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False report? If he shot himself, doesn’t that constitute a host of other crimes?
Why would he shoot himself? Details are still lacking. Damn.
hmmm—wonder if it is work related?…..
Maybe his boss was sexually harassing him and it was starting to get to him.
A cry for help?
Or he was being harassed by a former lineman.
It doesn’t say it was intentional…could he have done it on accident and tried to cover it up because he didn’t have a permit for the weapon? Or because he was embarrassed? I can’t think of a good reason for someone to shoot himself in the arm on purpose.
1. You don’t have to have a permit to own a gun in SC. 2. He was probably embarrassed, as you have to be a complete f*cking imbecile to shoot yourself. or 3. He’s still not telling the truth.
No, you don’t have to have a permit to own a gun. Yes, you do have to have a permit for concealed carry. And since this didn’t happen at his house, he was obviously carrying it.
I don’t disagree with #3. I wonder too if this is the real story or if he’s covering for someone.
You don’t have to have a permit to carry your gun in your home, car, or business.
Why is it the employees of the AG’s office end up in graveyards with hookers, shooting themselves, or watching porn whole supposedly working? When will we elect AG’s capable of policing their OWN agencies?
I didn’t say you do. But if Kenny was carrying illegally or even thought he might be, it would explain his lying about it.
You jerk wad….how do you conceal it AND shoot yourself unless it’s in your pocket and you blow your nuts off. You can have a gun away from your home in many different ways – study up before you go quoting law . Damn!
Of course he COULD have been carrying it legally (in his trunk, etc.). My point was that if he WAS carrying it ILLEGALLY (e.g. on his person concealed without a CWP), it COULD explain why he lied. Try to understand what people are saying before you throw around hard-hitting names like “jerk wad”. Are we in elementary school?
You don’t have to have a cwp to carry a weapon in your trunk, which is exactly why it was recovered from there. Somehow he shot himself in the arm, probably called one of his lawyer friends, they told him to place it in the trunk and he avoids an unlawful carry charge to go along with his filing false police report paper that’s getting ready to find him.
“you have to be a complete f*cking imbecile to shoot yourself. ”
I’m actually gravitating towards that theory.
Leon Lott is my favorite former narc who never smoked pot.
Allen Wilson is the former jock sniffer that is again a jock sniffer that hires the black boys with loads of testosterone to make him feel good about life.
Allen Wilson, we await your comment of the fate of your protege.
Allen Wilson has plenty of testosterone… just look at that receding hairline underneath his combover.
Do I detect just a hint of sarcasm in your post?
Do I detect just a hint of sarcasm in your post?
You fail to mention here what WCSC reports. Miles said he was shot by a white man, late 30s to early 40s. When the shoe is on the other foot, everyone cries racism. Just my .02.
I tried to get together a group of mid-thirties to forties white guys in slacks to march against this kind of racism – turns out they were at all work and couldn’t make it. Where’s our Al Sharpton!?!
I nominate Al Gore – just as full of it and he has no real job other than spouting BS. Even has the right first name…
Perfect! Couldn’t have said it better!
racism!
Miles said he was shot by a white man, late 30s to early 40s. When the shoe is on the other foot, everyone cries racism. Just my .02.
THROW HIM IN A CELL WITH SUSAN SMITH!!!!
Er…..maybe not…..
nevermind.
As a white male I don’t see it as racism. It is really funny because I alays remember the articles when a white person says they were robbed by a black male and it turned out to be false, blacks always run into the streets and start protesting and yelling racism. Now it has happened in reverse, I really dont see it. I just think Kenny is a DUMBASS and Allan Wilson is one also for employing and allowing him to lay out on the taxpayers dime even after he knows the truth. Thinking back, I dont understand the race card being thrown out all the time.
Very strange why would he not just say it was accidental. Story about a robbery, were he was at the time of the shooting, why not notify the police?
Who is he covering for by saying he shot himself? If this was accidental, just admit it. If this was a suicide attempt, he is a horrible shot.
The two main theories for answering question #1:
A) It was a drug deal and he’s hiding the identity of the buyer or seller who shot him because the police will easily know it was a drug deal gone bad if they have the identity of the shooter.
B) He is covering for one of the kids he is mentoring.
No, he was shot by the Singing Telegram Girl — find her and the mystery is solved!
Isn’t that that same person that Manti Te’o was dating?
HAH – good one! The “Singing Telegram Girl” is from the movie CLUE……she is shot in the chest with the revolver on the porch almost immediately, before she can even complete her singing telegram. She is later revealed to be a former patient and lover of Professor Plum.
Isn’t that that same person that Manti Te’o was dating?
No, that was TBG’s current main squeeze, Lennay Kekua. She had to fake her own death to get away from that psycho and be with TBG.
Gotta run. Gotta go Skype!
Snitches get stitches. Miles is definitely covering for someone.
… and still got stitches!!!! Ain’t that a bitch?
… and still got stitches!!!! Ain’t that a bitch?
He basically was fooling around with the gun and it went off and he took a round in the arm. He was too embarrassed to admit that, needed medical assistance, panicked and the rest is already out there.
Young, perhaps careless but still doesn’t make him a bad guy. Besides, as long as it doesn’t involve harming anyone else. incest, or anything to do with Jake Knotts, then I say anybody who has a hand in helping the Cocks beat the Taters gets a fucking PASS!
Goooood Day
Ok sports fans, here’s an alert for you, cops go by JDLR. This definitely fits the bill. There’s some sweeping under the rug going on here. I don’t think the truth will ever see the light of day imho, too much misdirection here, sort like a reverse.
This is being swept under the rug. Too many loose ends. Miles, AG and Sheriff’s office need to rethink this. No one believes this. It is just too easy to drive a nail in that bucket of water.
Criminal Justice major + a misdemeanor/felony charge = bagging groceries at Bi-Lo for the rest of your career. This is why this major almost worthless unless you can keep your nose clean.
Spurrier has his back. He can help indoctrinate the new thugs that the team signs in the future.
Spurrier has his back. He can help indoctrinate the new thugs that the team signs in the future.
That’s given the fact that Kenny can get into Graduate School. I don’t know if Spurrier is going to start hiring GA’s with felony records.
Wilson will get him in.
He should have bought two guns. Then he could have defended himself with the other one.
Well it’s not very gangsta to be known as the “G” who got into a gunfight with himself.
The only person who stops bad Kenny Miles’s with guns are good Kenny Miles’s with guns! Hmmmm….chalk this up as one for the good guys? errr…bad guys. Damn, this thing is getting confusing.
Before rushing to passing judgement Plaxico Burress urges everyone to take a deep breath and watch this clip from Blazing Saddles.
lol…Miles was clearly a graduate of the Burress Summer training program, so it only makes sense he carries his water.
Excellent. I see your highly relevant Blazing Saddles reference, and raise you a possibly relevant Tombstone:
http://youtu.be/_u5A0H6PkqE
Tombstone is one of my favorite movies. Not only did Val Kilmer put on one of his best acting performances, Kurt Russel is wayyyy better than Kevin Costner.
It was sweet justice when Costner tried to use his clout to kill Tombstone but his Wyatt Earp still lost money while Tombstone made money.
The script for Tombstone produced many memorable lines, while the Earp movie is completely forgettable.
Wait….there was a “Wyatt Earp” movie?
stupid question from someone who doesn’t bleed maroon red……was he shot on the outside of his arm or the inside?
He works for Allen Wilson, right?
Maybe he was bird hunting with Dick Cheney.
Kenny Shot Kenny..The bastard!
When the story originally came out, he was shot by a white male in his late 30’s or early 40’s wearing a blue button down shirt and khakis. What I wanna know is… Beside Walter White, who the fuck shoots someone while wearing khakis?
Heisenberg.
It was Jesse.
I’d have to say Todd would be the main white guy to shoot someone, tell them not to tell anyone or you will be shot again, and get away with it.
Todd was a great sociopath. Maybe on the order Dexter from the early episodes.
edit: “order of”
“Miles’ biggest game … he ran for 114 yards on just 17 carries against Clemson …” Will his employer, the Attorney Generals’ office keep him employed because of his past football heroics? Probably. It will tell me a lot about Alan Wilson, if he does.
I think his ‘biggest game’ is actually playing out right now. And he’s losing.
This is how you “get er done”
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cd0_1296909173