Titans' cornerback L'Jarius Sneed denies civil suit allegations
One of the major offseason moves made by the Tennessee Titans in 2024 was bringing in cornerback L'Jarius Sneed. Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, they placed a franchise tag on him at the end of his rookie contract. The Titans sent two draft picks to Kansas City for Sneed and a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
Sneed appeared in five games for the Titans before injuring his quad and being placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. In December, Sneed was at the scene of an incident at a car dealership that resulted in alleged gunshots being fired. Earlier this month, a civil suit was filed against Sneed regarding the incident.
In the suit, Christian Nshimiyimana alleges that he, Sneed, and Sneed's personal assistant arrived at One Legacy Motors car dealership at the same time. Sneed reportedly came back later in a rented Lamborghini Urus and fired out of the vehicle at the dealership. There were no injuries, but the suit alleges that dealership vehicles and the building were hit by bullets.
Nshimiyimana seeks damages worth over $1 million in compensation for fees, relief for infliction of bodily injury, threat of bodily injury, intentional infliction of emotional distress, civil conspiracy, and negligence. Sneed's lawyer vehemently denies these claims.
'Defendant is not liable as alleged by Plaintiff because the alleged conduct was the criminal act of a third party," Sneed's lawyer, Michael J. Todd, wrote in the Defendant's Original Answer dated April 21. "The alleged acts, if any, were performed by John Doe without any assistance, encouragement, or direction by L'Jarius Sneed.' Todd also said that Doe was not acting as Sneed's "personal assistant, employee agent, or in any capacity at any time."
A grand jury has not indicted Sneed on criminal charges as of this writing, but there is deliberation on charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The next step in the civil suit is a hearing on June 2.
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