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Will Smith's Killer, Cardell Hayes, Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison for Murder

Published: 04/20/2017

Cardell Hayes was just sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing ex-NFL star Will Smith. As we previously reported, the New Orleans Saints star was shot and killed by Hayes after a road rage incident on April 9, 2016. Hayes was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter back in…

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Video Released Showing Cardell Hayes Right After Will Smith Shooting

Published: 12/13/2016

Here's video of the frantic scene following the death of Will Smith, showing Cardell Hayes -- the man convicted of killing Smith -- in full panic mode talking to a man at the scene of the crime. The video -- shot by an eyewitness and obtained by NOLA.com -- shows Hayes and his friend, Kevin…

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Pierre Thomas -- I Tried to Stop Will Smith Fight ... Moments Before He Was Killed

Published: 12/07/2016

Ex-New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas says he personally tried to stop the road rage altercation involving his friend Will Smith ... but he was too late. Thomas has been called as a witness in the murder trial of Cardell Hayes -- the man who shot Smith during the incident in New Orleans…

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Drew Brees -- Arrives To Will Smith Murder Trial ... With Ex-Saints Teammates

Published: 12/06/2016

Will Smith's ex-Saints teammates, including Drew Brees, are in the courtroom as proceedings began in his murder case. Witness testimony in the second degree murder case against Cardell Hayes began Tuesday ... and Brees and Steve Gleason were on hand to see it. FYI -- Smith was shot and killed on…

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NFL's Will Smith -- Extremely Drunk During Fatal Shooting ... According to Report

Published: 05/31/2016

Ex-NFL lineman Will Smith was reportedly driving with a blood alcohol level 3 times the legal limit when he was shot and killed last month in New Orleans. The Times-Picayune says Smith's BAC was 0.24 the night he was shot to death ... according to its sources. Smith was fatally gunned down and his…

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Will Smith -- Did Not Threaten to Shoot Killer ... Family Lawyer Says

Published: 04/13/2016

Will Smith did NOT threaten to get his gun and shoot Cardell Hayes before Hayes unloaded on Will and his wife ... this according to Smith's family lawyer. Attorney Peter Thomson just addressed the media ... and painted Hayes as a bizarre coldblooded killer who not only initiated the conflict ...…

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