Kelvin Heard, the stepfather of murder victim Jamea Harris, is not happy with the University of Alabama and men’s basketball coach Nate Oats.
Heard spoke to Joseph Goodman of AL.com about the situation, stating that Alabama’s season is “stained in the blood of Jamea Harris and it’s not ever washing out.”
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“Brandon Miller is knee deep in this situation no matter how they want to spin this,” Heard said. “We trust the D.A. and the work that they’re doing.”
Police say the gun used in Harris’ slaying belonged to Miles and was delivered to the scene of the killing by Miller. Miles was charged with capital murder and so was the alleged triggerman, Michael Davis. Miller and one other basketball player, Jaden Bradley, were present at the scene.
For the SEC, which hosts the conference tournament in Nashville from March 8-12, a storm grows. Alabama basketball now represents a lot of different things for a lot of different people. For Heard’s family, it all represents intense pain.
“This season is stained in Jamea’s blood,” Heard said. “After what this coach said, for us as a family, this season is stained in the blood of Jamea Harris and it’s not ever washing out. Coach Oats crossed the line [Tuesday]. He said they prayed at practice. They weren’t praying for Jamea. They were praying for their own players.”
Kindly, Heard requests that Oats never again utter the name of Jamea Harris, and especially the name of her surviving son, until Oats calls DeCarla and offers Harris’ mother condolences in her daughter’s death. The expressions of prayer coming from Oats, along with Alabama’s team this season, have turned into major sources of trauma for Heard’s family.
