That was good to finally have a reason for Jamill being in New York. And that it was personal business, not something connected with his job.
For a situation that is clearly tragic and sad, I have a difficult time putting a lot of blame on Jones based on the information available. He wasn't drunk at a bar looking for a fight, he was in his car and he was confronted. Additionally the aggressor assaulted another person before Jones became involved. If the situation here is what is being reported, then I feel he is justified in punching the deceased. It is certainly unfortunate, but if I was a parent of the 17 year old that was punched for no reason, I would hope that an adult would intervene and neutralize the threat. We may still not know all the facts to the case, so this opinion could be irrelevant if/when more facts are revealed but based on the timeline presented:
1. Jones in car
2. Drunk guy bangs on multiple cars, including Jones' car, and is making a scene at 1am
3. 17 year old resident steps outside and tells drunk to tone it down and be quiet
4. Jones steps out of car
5. 17 year old is punched by drunk guy
6. Jones approaches and punches drunk guy
7. Drunk falls awkwardly after strong punch and hits his head on the sidewalk curb
8. Ambulance is called as it is clear drunk guy is not doing well (one report claimed that Jones was 'caring' for the drunk by clearing his passageway when he was struggling to breath)
The only step in this game where I find clear fault with Jones is:
9. Jones leaves before police arrive
If Jones just would have stayed and explained the situation, and faced the music immediately the facts seem to line up to him justifiably hitting the aggressor. Leaving the scene is understandable (I don't care who you are, most people would have bounced from this scene out of fear...justified punch or not), but it is not excusable.
It would not shock me at all to see the charges dropped though, or reduced to something insignificant (if the facts above are what actually occurred).
Also really glad to see that he was not illegally recruiting at the time (or at least he seems to have a very believable alibi for the NCAA).