Miller leads Alabama in scoring HOURS after ex-teammate Miles is indicted on capital murder charges

Brandon Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 4 Alabama beat Mississippi State 72-49 in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament Friday – the same day as his ex-teammate Darius Miles was indicted on capital murder charges.

Miles and his friend Michael Lynn Davis have been accused of the murder of Jamea Jonae Harris on January 15 of this year. 

And according to police, it was Miller who provided Miles with the handgun 

Nonetheless, Miller has not been charged by authorities to date, and continues to star for an Alabama team that has legitimate title hopes in March Madness.

Miller’s leading effort on Friday, which sets up a semifinal vs. No. 25 Missouri on Saturday, comes roughly two weeks after his 41-point effort the same day that he was linked to Miles’ murder charge in court.  

Miller is still playing for the Crimson Tide despite being linked to Miles’ murder charge

Neither Miles nor Davis were granted bond and they remain booked in Tuscaloosa County jail.

The two are expected to have separate trials with both cases having been distributed to a grand jury after a February 21 preliminary hearing.

Davis is accused of shooting Harris while she was in a vehicle, which constitutes capital murder in Alabama. Miles admitted to giving Davis the gun and is also facing a capital murder charge for ‘aiding and abetting’ Davis in the shooting.

‘We are not surprised with the indictment. We were expecting it all along,’ Davis’ attorney John Robbins told ESPN’s Elizabeth Merrill.

‘We’re happy that the state moved quickly on this matter so we can get into court and get this case tried as quickly as we can before a jury.

‘We are going to vigorously defend this case and defend my client’s right to protect himself when someone points a gun at him and shoots him.’

Miller is projected to be a lottery pick in this year’s NBA Draft

Court testimony details that on January 14, Miles, Davis, and fellow Alabama basketball player Jaden Bradley were leaving the Twelve25 bar in downtown Tuscaloosa. Harris, her cousin Asia Humphrey, and Harris’ boyfriend Cedric Johnson were also there.

A brief altercation between Davis and Johnson occurred when Davis began dancing next to Harris’ Jeep – at which point Miles tried to remove Davis from the situation.

Miles then told investigators that he witnessed a gun being passed to the backseat – which Johnson later said was food.

It was after that altercation that Miles asked Alabama basketball player Brandon Miller to grab his gun. Miller arrived around 1:43 in the morning, though it’s not clear if he saw Miles’ text.