Arrest Warrants in Pierce Stabbing
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 10:37 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2000
BOSTON (AP) -- Two of the three men wanted by police in the stabbing of Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce surrendered Wednesday night.
Tony McCrary, 31, also known as Tony Hurston, and Trevor Watson, 34, appeared at a Boston police station at 7:30 p.m. with their lawyers. They are to be arraigned Thursday morning.
Pierce, stabbed multiple times at a night club early Monday, was listed in good condition Wednesday at New England Medical Center as he recovered from wounds to his face, neck and back. He could be released as early as Friday.
A warrant had been issued for Hurston, Watson and William Ragland, 28, charging all three with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Hurston was alleged to have wielded a bottle, while Watson and Ragland were alleged to have used a knife.
Hurston's attorney, John Swomley, said Hurston was working in New York when he learned of the warrant against him. Swomley also represents members of Made Men, a rap group that some witnesses reportedly told police might have had a connection to the stabbing.
Police were still looking for Ragland on Wednesday night.
Police Deputy Supt. Margaret O'Malley would not comment on whether the suspects had ties to the rap group, and members of the group have denied any involvement.
Pierce, 22, had surgery Monday to repair his damaged lung. Officials at the New England Medical Center termed the other stab wounds to Pierce's face, neck and back as mostly superficial. Pierce was able to walk into the hospital's emergency after being driven there by friends.
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound Pierce averaged 19.5 points and ranked second in the NBA in steals with 2.08 a game. Pierce, an All-American at Kansas, was drafted in the first round in 1998 after his junior season.
