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One of the defendants in the Mike Adams stabbing trial has filed a civil suit against the Steelers offensive tackle. Dquay Means, 26, was found not guilty of various charges including attempted homicide, robbery and other charges. He was convicted of the lesser charge of escape, as he fled from police. WPXI reporter Alan Jennings obtained a copy of the complaint.
Breaking! Steeler Mike Adams sued by rapper acquitted in Adams attempted murder case! #wpxi pic.twitter.com/ciIE8MM0SA
— Alan Jennings (@newsdog11) May 13, 2014
According to the court documents, the suit claims that Means suffered emotional distress during his eleven months of incarceration due to the attempted homicide trial. Means is seeking monetary damages, the amount of which hasn’t been disclosed.
The incident, which happened almost a year ago, resulted in emergency surgery for Adams to repair a lacerated colon. Means and the other two defendants, Michael Paranay and Jerrell Whitlock, were all found not guilty of the charges related to the altercation with Adams. Assistant District Attorney Christopher Stone called the case “a simple credibility determination.” Defense attorneys argued that Adams was “obliterated drunk, aggressive and out of control,” and that he “had a million reasons to lie.”
Regardless of the character attacks Mike Adams underwent during the trial, the Steelers organization didn’t seem to be too concerned…at least publicly. Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert was asked about the lineman recently in an interview and gave Adams a vote of confidence. “I’ll say one thing,” Colbert told reporters. “I’m just glad Mike Adams is a Steeler.”
