The guy who allegedly sold the gun that killed Steve McNair -- a man named Adrian J. Gilliam Jr. (left) -- has been arrested by ATF agents in Nashville, Tenn.
McNair's mistress, Sahel Kazemi, bought the gun on July 2 -- two days before she murdered Steve and then killed herself.
Prosecutors are expected to announce the charges against Gilliam this afternoon.
UPDATE: Gilliam has been charged with illegally possessing a firearm. A big no-no for the convicted felon.
Gilliam was convicted of murder and attempted armed robbery in 1993.
Sahel Kazemi was busted for DUI two days before she murdered Steve McNair and then committed suicide -- and cops just released dashcam footage of the incident.
Sahel was initially pulled over for speeding on July 2, then forced to take field sobriety tests -- which she failed. Cops allowed Steve and another man in the Escalade to leave in a taxi -- but Steve showed up at the jail later on to bail out Sahel.
The DUI is one of a handful of circumstances -- including Sahel's belief Steve had another lover -- that cops believe led to the shootings.
The 911 tape made after Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi were found dead was just released by the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Steve's friend -- Robert Gaddy -- made the call and was hysterical as the dispatcher desperately tried to get information from him. Steve's roommate Wayne Neely initially discovered the bodies and then notified Gaddy to call 911.
Cops announced today they believe Sahel murdered Steve and then killed herself.
In a presser today, police in Nashville, TN revealed the following about the death of Steve McNair -- an investigation they're saying "clearly points to a murder-suicide."
- Sahel Kazemi told friends her life was "all messed up" and she was "going to end it all" before the incident.
- Kazemi was extremely stressed -- she had two car payments, her roommate was moving out and she recently started thinking McNair was seeing someone else (he was actually married).
- The shell casings match the weapon purchased by Sahel and there was trace evidence on her left hand.
- The lack of struggle, Steve's position on the couch and the trajectory of the bullet leads police to believe McNair was "likely asleep" on the couch when he was shot.
We just spoke with Tennessee assistant medical examiner Dr. Feng Li, who tells us preliminary test results in the Steve McNair death show Sahel Kazemi fired the gun that killed both of them.
Feng -- who conducted autopsies on the two bodies -- told us he was able to make the determination from the crime scene investigation, police interviews, autopsy findings and preliminary lab results -- which include a gunshot residue test.
Nashville police now think the gun recovered at the scene of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi's shooting death belonged to Sahel.
Police spokesmen Don Aaron said, "We believe the pistol recovered from the apartment was purchased by Kazemi."
McNair was found shot four times -- twice in the head and twice in the body -- and Kazemi suffered a single gunshot to the head. Cops were told Kazemi and McNair "had been in a dating relationship," even though McNair was married.
The gun in question was found under Kazemi's body -- cops think murder-suicide is a possibility, but nothing official yet.
The guy who allegedly sold the gun that killed Steve McNair -- a man named Adrian J. Gilliam Jr. (left) -- has been arrested by ATF agents in Nashville, Tenn.
In a presser today, police in Nashville, TN revealed the following about the death of Steve McNair -- an investigation they're saying "clearly points to a murder-suicide."
We just spoke with Tennessee assistant medical examiner Dr. Feng Li, who tells us preliminary test results in the Steve McNair death show Sahel Kazemi fired the gun that killed both of them.
Nashville police now think the gun recovered at the scene of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi's shooting death belonged to Sahel.
