Co-defendant sentenced for role in melee

A co-defendant of suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones was sentenced to three years of probation on Tuesday for her role in a February topless club melee that ended in a shooting.

Sadia Morrison, who pleaded no contest to battery in connection with the incident at Minxx topless club, was given a suspended sentence of 12 to 33 months in jail by District Judge Michael Villani.

Villani also ordered the 25-year-old New Yorker to take impulse control counseling.

Morrison, wearing all black, remained mostly silent until the judge questioned whether she was truly remorseful for the fight inside the club.

"I am sorry for what happened that night," Morrison told the judge.

Morrison is accused of biting and hitting someone with a champagne bottle during the fight, which broke out in the early morning hours of Feb. 19 during the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend.

Morrison was part of Jones' entourage, authorities said.

A shooting outside the club that followed the melee left club bouncer Tommy Urbanski paralyzed from the waist down.

Jones, a cornerback for the Tennessee Titans, was given probation as part of a plea deal he agreed to in December. He pleaded no contest to one count of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct and agreed to testify against the alleged shooter in the incident. The shooting suspect has yet to be publicly identified.

A third defendant, Robert "Big Rob" Reid, 37, of California, also avoided jail time by pleading no contest to one count of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct.

Urbanski's wife, Kathy, said Tuesday that all three defendants, including Morrison, should be behind bars.

"I personally think that's assault with a deadly weapon and she should be doing time," Kathy Urbanski said.

The Urbanskis are pursuing a civil lawsuit against the NFL, the Tennessee Titans and Jones. A district judge dropped the Tennessee Titans from the case, but the Urbanskis are challenging the decision.

Kathy Urbanski said she is angry that many people who could have helped them, including NFL officials, turned their backs on the family.

She said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed a desire to help the Urbanskis but never followed through. Although no explicit offer of money was discussed, she felt Goodell made a promise to assist. She said Goodell offered his help by phone over the summer when the Urbanskis were in Colorado seeking medical treatment for Tommy Urbanski.

The NFL commissioner stopped calling the Urbanskis before they filed the lawsuit, she said. "He seemed genuine. He seemed like he wanted to help," she said.

Goodell couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday.

Contact reporter David Kihara at dkihara@reviewjournal.com or (702) 380-1039.