RHOA News: AJ's Death Ruled Homicide

Ok, try to keep up with this one...

The death of the former fiancee of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss has been ruled a homicide, but the details are tricky. Reports say A.J. Jewell died from a rare trait of sickle cell anemia that became fatal due to the fight he had in the parking lot of an Altanta strip club.

The coroner's report says:

“Although Mr. Jewell died of complications of his underlying natural disease conditions, [the] complications would not have occurred if he had not experienced the extreme exertion that was part of the physical altercation. Due to the active involvement of another person, the manner of death is classified as a homicide.”

Meanwhile, the man who fought with A.J. outside the club has been released from jail on bond pending a possible indictment.  

A.J.'s family is upset by the coroner's findings. They say the report both classifies his death as a homicide but also blames a ‘sickle cell crisis’ for his death. Jewell's mother is said to be "unsatisfied" with the investigation and may ask that his body be exhumed for another autospy.

Uh, do they think he's Medgar Evers? I'm so cornfused with all that medical lingo but it seems the long and short of it is he had a pre-exisiting condition and probably didn't even know that he had no business fist-fighting in the first place. The end.

Or is it?

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RHOA News: Suspect in AJ's Death Out of Jail

The man accused of killing Ashley "AJ" Jewell is out on a $10,000 bond. A judge says Frederick Richardson will only return to jail if he's convicted of killing RHOA cast member Kandi Burruss' former fiancé.

Initially, it was thought AJ died of trauma to the head after a fight between he and Richardson, but now an autopsy suggests AJ's death may have been related to sickle cell anemia. The medical examiner is waiting for test results before determining AJ's cause of death though.

Meantime, Kandi is speaking publicly about her life since AJ's passing.  Taste The Brew to watch the clip.

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Kim Speaks On AJ's Death

RHOA star Kim Zolciak is speaking out on the death of Kandi Burruss' former fiance, AJ.  Kim spoke out on the Bravo show Watch What Happens Live. She says Kandi is thankful for all the support she's received.



Meanwhile, AJ was laid to rest Friday.  AJ was killed in a fight outside the Atlanta strip club, Body Tap, a week ago.

Brew News: AJ Killed Over Respect?

Many a street fight, stabbing or shooting stems has stemmed from someone feeling "disrespected." It's silly to think that someone else can snuff your "respect" so much that you'd want to kill them. But, it appears "respect" may be at the heart of the incident that left Real Housewife Kandi Burruss' former fiance dead outside and Atlanta strip club.

Suspect: Frederick Richardson

WSB TV reports Atlanta police believe Ashley “A.J.” Jewell was killed over a lack of respect at that strip club. Police say A.J. had words with Frederick Richardson, an employee at the club. Richardson has since been charged with voluntary manslaughter. Police say those words were about a business decision or a struggle over power for the club.

Here's the latest on the story...



Meanwhile, before the brawl, AJ was in the midst of a Twitter beef (I guess you can call it that). It appears he was sick of people accusing him of mooching off Kandi. He attempted to clear that up via Twitter.

Amazing the levels that pride can take us. No one else was in that relationship. Why air it out via Twitter? Now, we'll never know...