More charges filed against Williams

FLEMINGTON, N.J. -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams wiped his fingerprints off the shotgun used to kill a limousine driver at his mansion, then told house guests to lie to police that the driver killed himself, authorities said Monday.

Prosecutors filed more charges Monday against Williams, already accused of manslaughter in the Feb. 14 shooting of Costas Christofi. Two of the guests were charged with helping him dispose of his clothes and fingerprints to cover up the shooting.

Williams removed the clothing he wore at the time Christofi was shot and gave investigators other clothes, according to court documents. He also tried to position the shotgun used to kill Christofi at an angle to make it seem as if the limousine driver shot himself, the papers said.

After wiping his fingerprints from the shotgun, a police affidavit said, "the defendant attempted to imprint the victim's fingerprints upon the very same shotgun in an effort to convince investigators that the shooting had been self-inflicted."

Several eyewitnesses at Williams' estate 30 miles northwest of Trenton told police Williams told them to lie "in order to convince detectives that the victim's death had been self-inflicted."

Williams was charged Monday with hindering apprehension, two counts of evidence tampering, one count of witness tampering and one count of conspiracy to obstruct the law.

Williams surrendered to officials at the courthouse Monday and posted $20,000 bail before leaving, his attorney, Joseph Hayden said. He declined to answer questions about the new charges.

"We will address all relevant facts and allegations, and we are confident Mr. Williams will be cleared of all charges," Hayden said.