Jaylen Brown’s father arrested for attempted murder after Las Vegas stabbing

The father of NBA star Jaylen Brown has been arrested for attempted murder after an altercation in a Las Vegas parking lot, a report in TMZ has revealed.

Former professional boxer Marselles Brown allegedly attacked a youth football coach and stabbed him in the stomach. Brown Snr. then fled the scene but was later taken into custody.

Jaylen Brown does not have a close relationship with his father and was not aware of the arrest before the TMZ report came to light. The victim was taken to a local hospital, his condition is still unknown.

The coach has been identified as Cross Tupuola, who was driving a car that was clipped by Brown’s Lincoln Navigator in a parking lot. Brown then became aggressive and the two men squared up, before Brown grabbed Tupuola and stabbed him multiple times in the stomach.

The TMZ report cites an arrest report, which describes the injuries sustained by the victim: “stab wounds in the upper right chest clavicle area, a defensive wound on his left hand that penetrated his tendons, a slice wound that necessitated a partial gastrectomy to remove part of his digestive system, eviscerated bowels, and a broken right rib that may require surgery to repair.”

The victim remains in a critical condition in the ICU.

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