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Las Vegas police presented a new version of their case against Pacman Jones to the district attorney Wednesday, but beyond acknowledging that a meeting took place, officials there had little to say.
An attorney for the Titans cornerback, meanwhile, said he's angry that police once again let it be known publicly that the case has been passed on to the DA, that he can't understand why the focus is on Jones instead of the gunman who shot three people and that a DNA test of Jones was not a match to evidence in the case.
"This case has basically ruined his life. The suspension stemmed from this," attorney Manny Arora said. "We've got him out of playing football. His family is suffering. He's suffering. His image is suffering. It's time to put an end to it. Either you have a case or you don't."
A spokesman with Clark County, Nev., District Attorney David Roger's office said Roger will not comment until he's had time to review the case. No timetable was offered and the file was described as "quite large."
Las Vegas Metro Police information officer Jose Montoya and Lt. George Castro did not return phone messages seeking comment.
Police have said that Jones was an "inciter" at a melee at the Minxx Gentlemen's Club on Feb. 19 but have not linked him to the shooter who hit three people. Among the victims was bouncer Tom Urbanski, who is paralyzed from the waist down.
"It's been five months," Arora said. "The guy that was shot deserves some justice. Just because the nightclub owner says (Jones) was (in the middle of things) doesn't make it so. If it was that clear-cut, five months later we wouldn't be desperately trying to get some sort of misdemeanor charge to stick."

On Tuesday, Montoya said police planned to ask Roger to press the same charges they recommended at a news conference March 26: felony coercion, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor threats to life.
But Arora, who said he has yet to see the file or learn details of the evidence, said he believes the case has weakened, and the strongest charge Roger could bring is a misdemeanor.
Even a misdemeanor, however, would have a direct bearing on Jones' NFL status in 2007.
The yearlong suspension issued by Commissioner Roger Goodell on April 10 included provisions that would allow for his reinstatement after 10 games. New charges in Las Vegas or a conviction in a case still pending in Georgia would close that window.
Arora said Wednesday marked the third time Las Vegas police have taken the case to Roger. They were asked to investigate further after the March news conference and returned only to get a similar response, the attorney said.

Arora said he is unhappy that police made public comments Wednesday about taking the case back to the district attorney.
"I thought that was incredibly inappropriate for the police to, again, publicize the fact that they've got so-called evidence," he said. " ... I haven't heard a single thing publicly about what happened to the shooter or what leads we have on the shooter or who the shooter might be.
"We're more worried about going after Pacman Jones because he may have hit somebody. Perspective has completely been lost."
Jones willingly gave a saliva sample for DNA comparison, and Arora said, there was no match.
"They wanted DNA for some reason. We said, 'Fine. Here it is,' " he said. "They tested it against whatever they thought they had, whether it was a bite mark or this or that. It's been negative for whatever they tested it against."

Pacman lawyer cries foul - Nashville, Tennessee - Thursday, 06/14/07 - Tennessean.com

[azrael492]

There is no way I would be annoyed if I were his lawyer. I would be happy as can be that I had a client stupid enough to keep putting himself in these situations.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by azrael492

There is no way I would be annoyed if I were his lawyer. I would be happy as can be that I had a client stupid enough to keep putting himself in these situations.

Ha ha, I like your thinking.