Lawyer Benjamin Brafman consistently has portrayed receiver Plaxico Burress as the only victim in the incident that involved Burress accidentally shooting himself in the leg last November at a Manhattan nightclub.
That almost wasn’t the case.
According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s web site, the bullet that blew through Burress’ thigh “narrowly missed” a security agent at the club.
The D.A.'s web site also explains that former Burress teammate Antonio Pierce took the gun to his home in New Jersey on the evening of the incident before returning it to Burress the next day.
Pierce was not indicted on any charges. Said D.A. Robert Morgenthau, ""Ultimately, the grand jury did what it thought was fair.”
Regarding the contention that Burress had a license to carry the weapon in Florida, the D.A.'s site points out that the license expired in May 2008, and that even if the license were still effective it would not have been recognized as valid certification to carry the weapon in New York.
Finally, the D.A. clears up one of the more common misconceptions in the case. Burress was not carrying the gun in the waistband of his sweatpants; he was carrying it in the waistband of his jeans.