Cops: 'Housewives' Ex Walked Away from Fight

Cops: 'Housewives' Ex Walked Away from FightTMZ has learned the ex-fiance of "Housewives" star Kandi Burruss was walking and talking after the fight that may have led to his death.

Initial reports made it seem like Ashley "A.J." Jewell was left for dead after the fight -- which occurred outside of a strip club in Atlanta on Friday night -- but law enforcement sources tell us this wasn't the case.

Our sources say witnesses told authorities A.J. was walking and talking after the fight -- and he didn't even take an ambulance to the hospital, instead hitching a ride with one of his friends.

Meanwhile, suspect Frederick Richardson is being held without bail and has been charged with voluntary manslaughter.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office tells us A.J.'s body showed evidence of a physical altercation -- and they're trying to determine the extent of those injuries while also looking to see if there "was another cause of death."

The M.E.'s Office also says contrary to other reports, there were no stab wounds found on Jewell's body.

Frederick is due back in court on October 20.



Tags: frederick richardson, FrederickRichardson, kandi burruss, KandiBurruss, real housewives of atlanta, RealHousewivesOfAtlanta, voluntary manslaughter, VoluntaryManslaughter

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1. balls

Posted at 12:58AM on Oct 7th 2009 by balls

2. Third!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:01AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Simone

3. WTF??? Every report that I've heard/seen that relates to this story states that this man (AJ) was beaten and stomped to death by 6 offenders at the scene and that witnesses observed same. It was even alleged in one report that "had he lived; he would have been a vegetable." So much for responsibility in journalism.

Posted at 2:07AM on Oct 7th 2009 by I am

4. I am so tired of inaccurate reporting based on rumor and gossip. I know you guys aren't CNN but it would be nice if you waited and got the right info. This story is so different from your original report on his death.

Posted at 7:26AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Hazel

5. I see this dude's mugshot and only one thing comes to mind...

"You tell that old mud duck to get his ass off my property." - Crossroads (and no, not that crappy Britney Spears film!)

Posted at 7:56AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Hotdog On a Stick

6. Why do you keep saying "ex"-Fiance'? They were STILL engaged??? I thought you kept up on important details like that...Why are you reporting half-truths?

Posted at 11:37AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Quellie509

7. They weren't still engaged. Real Housewives of Atlanta isn't "real time" they broke up this past August but were still close. She has custody of his twin girls but the stress was to much for them both.

Posted at 11:57AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Charity

8. To Quellie, AJ was Khandi's ex-fiance. She was recently interviewed and said that even though she is no longer with AJ, she has joint custody of two of his children who are currently living with her

Posted at 11:59AM on Oct 7th 2009 by Denise Davis

9. SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FIANCEE DEATH... THAT IS SO TRAGIC...
WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU AND UR FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL AS UR DEPARTED FIANCEE FAMILY MEMBERS...

TAKE COURAGE (ITS EASY TO SAY)... BUT REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES YOU BOTH HAD...

MY CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF YOU...

MAY HE REST IN PEACE

Posted at 12:10PM on Oct 7th 2009 by shirliana

10. It's ashamed that two grown a$$ men would be fighting like that. There is nothing that serious to fight over. Now one of them is dead and the other one should be sitting in jail for life.

Posted at 1:48PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Fluckit

11. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a good scoop: Defense attorney: A.J. Jewell pulled gun on man charged with killing him @ ajc dot com. The attorney suggests since there is no official cause of death, until the autopsy is finished, the charge should be dropped. Interesting . . .

Posted at 2:19PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Louise

12. No matter what happened to A.J. the fool that killed him should pay! A.J seemed to be a great guy and did not deserve what happened to him!

Posted at 1:50PM on Oct 7th 2009 by Kimberly

13. I live in Atlanta and different stories and conspiracies are going around the city....The one I've heard much is that people are being paid off by the owner of the club, Veronica, to keep quite about what they saw. Cops are crooked too and they could be getting paid. There are security cameras all around the parking lot...why are those not being looked at to see if he actually got up and was walking around. Where's the 911 voice recorded tape?? You can't tell me if there was THAT many witnesses that no one called 911?? And why would Veronica drive A.J. to the hospital and not her own man(the accused)?? I think A.J. either was dead or it was obvious he had major life threatening injuries and she chose to drive him so she could cover for her man and say A.J. died after the fight not during it. Either way, weither he died during the fight or 1 hr after it..point is the fight caused the trauma that killed him, therefore this guy is guilty of MURDER. If it's true that this Fred guy was on top of A.J. and just kept picking up A.J.'s head and slamming it back on the asphalt then hello....he killed him. What is wrong with people?? Fighting is not the answer to any problem. My heart goes out to Kandi. She is the only woman on the entire Atl Housewives cast that I am happy to say represents Atl the way it should be.

Posted at 2:24PM on Oct 7th 2009 by diana

14. It is so disheartening to hear of this sad, sad news.

Posted at 11:11AM on Oct 9th 2009 by Leah