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.
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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.”

The jury reached a verdict in the trial for 3 men accused of stabbing Mike Adams today. The outcome? Not guilty on most of the charges according to various media outlets.

Michael Paranay was found not guilty of all the counts against him. He faced charges of aggravated assault, attempted robbery and conspiracy. Jerrell Whitlock, was found not guilty of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, attempted robbery and conspiracy. The jury did however find him guilty of the lesser charge of fleeing police. Lastly, Dquay Means was found not guilty of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, attempted robbery, conspiracy and carrying a firearm. He was convicted of escape, though.

The defense attorneys spent a lot of energy portraying Adams as a liar, who was drunk and aggressive. Certainly the surprise witness that the defense called on Monday helped their case immensely. How the jury found all defendants not guilty of any charges related to the actual stabbing of Mike Adams is anyone’s guess.

The trial for the 3 men accused of attacking Steelers tackle Mike Adams took an unexpected turn today when a surprise witness for the defense took the stand. According to a report by WTAE, Shariea Cox took the stand today as a surprise witness for the defense. In her testimony, she described Adams as drunk and said he appeared aggressive the night he was attacked last spring.

According to Cox, Adams had trouble keeping his balance that night, and said he was loud and yelled obscenities. She testified that the men suggested that Adams pay for their food, and he refused.  “I’m not paying for anything. Hit me. I want you to hit me. Do you know who I am?”, Cox claimed in her testimony today.

Michael Paranay, Dquay Means, and Jerrell Whitlock are being tried on a range of charges from conspiracy to attempted homicide. In Adams’ account of the events, Means brandished a gun, and Paranay hopped on his truck, saying, “We got a nice one here.” A few seconds later Adams was punched in the side of the face and then stabbed in the abdomen.

Adams said he saw Whitlock’s face as he pulled the knife out, before the defendants ran off. The witness said she saw Paranay punch Adams in the face, but did not see Means show Adams a gun, or see Whitlock stab Adams. I’ll reserve my personal opinion, but something clearly doesn’t add up. Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to share with your friends.