Mayweather Associate Arrested on Attempted Murder

Posted by Patrick Cassidy on 03.10.2010

Is Mayweather a suspect?

A member of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s entourage is facing charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon related to an August shooting outside a Las Vegas skating rink. The case attracted attention earlier in the year when a search warrant was issued for the boxing champion's house.

Ocie Harris, 27, was arrested in Chicago on a warrant issued on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas, and was extradited to Las Vegas over the most recent weekend. Harris is due to appear at Las Vegas Justice court on the four felony charges which could result in a 92 year jail sentence.

Harris was due to appear Wednesday in Las Vegas Justice Court to face four felony charges. If convicted on all four charges, he faces up to 92 years in prison. It was not immediately clear Tuesday if Harris had a lawyer.

Police identified Harris as a Mayweather "friend or associate" who was present Aug. 23 when Mayweather argued with Quincey Williams at the Crystal Palace Skating Center in Las Vegas.

The argument was over a text message Williams sent wishing Mayweather bad luck in his next fight, according to a police report that alleges Mayweather threatened Williams.

"'Do you know who I am? I could have you trumped!" the police report quotes Mayweather as saying.

The altercation then escalated according to police with Harris allegedly shooting several times at a BMW sedan with Williams and Damein Bland inside minutes after the alleged altercation. Neither man was wounded. Police later found seven bullet casings and counted six bullet holes in the BMW, according to the police report.

Mayweather is not a suspect in in the shooting according to authorities.

A search warrant was then issued for Mayweather's home and several weapons were seized in relation to the investigation.

Mayweather is currently in preparation for a May 1st clash with Welterweight champion Shane Mosley