Jayson Williams Update: Where Will the NBA Star Serve His Time?
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) Prison officials have not yet determined where former NBA star Jayson Williams will serve his sentence in the shooting death of Costas Christofi.
Williams arrived Wednesday at the Corrections Department's central reception and assignment facility in Trenton.
Corrections Department spokeswoman Deirdre Fedkenheuer said Williams will be treated the same as any other inmate.
Williams was sentenced last month to five years in prison for fatally shooting a hired limo driver in 2002. He will be eligible for parole in 18 months and could be released as early as the summer of 2011.
Williams pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the death of Costas Christofi on Feb. 14, 2002. He was acquitted of aggravated manslaughter but convicted of four counts of covering up the shooting.
"To my family, please forgive me for the pain I've caused you," Williams said on February 23, as he read from a statement. "You deserve a better father, a better brother and son than I have been. I am not a bad man, but I acted badly on Feb. 14. I will work endlessly to improve myself and make positive contributions to society."
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