Either way, it was evident that cocaine played a part in Bias' death, and that the world lost a basketball player with true superstar potential in the pros. Bias died of cocaine intoxication. Theyd go clubbing, picking up girls. This is my account of June 19, 1986. It turned out to be one of most significant calls of the day. Aaron Rost died of a drug overdose at the door of the apartment he shared with his fiance, Kimberly Elkins, in Hibbing, Minn. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. He had no criminal record, but mandatory minimums forced a judge to sentence him to more than 19 years in prison. Politicians from both parties wanted to be seen as doing something anything about drugs. On June 30, 1986, the Celtics honored Bias with their memorial service, giving his never-used #30 Celtics jersey to his mother, Lonise. The trigger became five grams of anything containing a detectable amount of crack cocaine. Small forward/shooting guard Reggie Lewis(pictured above) was just 27 when he died on July 27, 1993, having collapsed while practicing at Brandeis University. As part of the law, Congress decided to establish a threshold quantity of drugs that could be prosecuted under federal law. Finishing the call with Mike, I walked over to JB. Driving from Channel 9 to join Buchanan for a drink at the bar Chadwicks, a few blocks from the station, I learned those same complaints were being voiced very publicly. Wisconsin Len Bias Law When Users Share Drugs, and Someone Dies. Douglas Holton to retire next month for college position. I think my words were something like, Really Buck? While I may have been a little skeptical a reporter was able to gather so much inside information this early, Buchanan was confident. I said to my early morning caller, Didnt he just get drafted by the Celtics? The answer, of course, was Yes. Often it seemed, according to one source, as if everyone wanted a piece of him. He took a weekend off at the end of May and went to Virginia Beach, Va., to regain his composure, but as the draft approached, he became cranky again. To share why my friend had this information would identify him. Mike Krzyzewski, one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. Driesell could not be reached for comment. . [20], On October 20, 1986, prosecutors dropped all charges against Long and Gregg in exchange for their testimony against Tribble. [12] All attempts by the emergency medical team to restart his heart and breathing were unsuccessful. (AP) _ Traces of cocaine were found in the body of college basketball star Len Bias, who collapsed and died of a heart attack, his coach said today, and police said a criminal investigation is under way. Those who knew Bias best are struck by the differing views of him that have emerged from the grand jury investigation at the Upper Marlboro, Md., courthouse. He was frustrated, confused;, it was very stressful, Palmer said. James Brown was a former star basketball player at Harvard. Dull, 60, is . Sometimes Id say afterward, Lets go get a drink, Lewis recalled. Tribble had been with Bias the morning Bias collapsed. We are determined to learn what happened.. [2], Bias was born and raised in the Prince Georges County area in Maryland, just outside of the Washington, D.C. area. A look back to another river crash. If he was going to do something to harm himself or embarrass himself, hed stop and think about it.. But many, including Lewis, chose not to mention it to him. They were weighted heavily against crack, requiring only 5 grams to trigger a five-year prison sentence, compared to 500 grams for powder cocaine. Bias, who said he wanted to have the chain in time for a TV interview, put down some cash and arranged to pay $200 a month. The law's most lasting legacy was a set of mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes, which Congress had repealed 16 years earlier. Five minutes later Bias went into convulsions, and moments later Tribble called his mother, then called paramedics to the scene. University Chancellor John B. Furthermore, if they are convicted, they are much less likely to be sent to prison. The anger now is often about news coverage not supporting a specific political agenda. The reaction to Biass death fell into the Cobra Effect. Some banged the brick walls. In life, Len Bias was basketball's next great hope, contender for a crown that went instead to Michael Jordan. Those effects are now fueling a bipartisan reform effort. Ramon Garcia, the stores owner, said he made several sales to Bias in the spring, including a heavy 14-karat gold chain in May for $1,300 on a layaway plan. . I shared the news about the cocaine. An acquaintance of Bias, Terry Long, testified in Prince Georges County Circuit Court Wednesday in the third day of the trial that he first tried cocaine in late 1984 at the suggestion of Bias, a former University of Maryland teammate. Five days after her son, Len Bias, died, Lonise Bias held up a Boston Celtics jersey presented by the team's president, Red Auerbach. Long said the party was interrupted when Jeff Baxter, a Maryland player, walked into the room. Once the scheme was discovered, the bounty program was cancelled. 1986: Basketball Star Len Bias Dies. Dr. Lonise Bias on June 15, 2006 in Washington D.C. pre-determined penalties for other crimes followed, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Reflecting breathless news accounts Time named crack the "Issue of the Year" and NBC News called it "America's drug of choice" Congress saw the drug as more dangerous, more addictive and more attractive to young people than powder cocaine. There was also criticism from inside the news business. Marshall said Monday that it appears that Long and Gregg didnt bring drugs into the room.. Bias other dormitory mates, basketball players Keith Gatlin, Jeff Baxter and Phil Nevin, said they were asleep when Bias collapsed and that they woke up to find paramedics trying to revive him in Longs bedroom. They also include Curry, who joined Families Against Mandatory Minimums and speaks publicly about his experience. They didnt want to talk with me. Len Bias was not a star, not yet, at least. Four years later, after the act was initiated, the average federal drug sentence for African Americans was 49% higher. Said someone who has known Bias as well as anyone the past eight years, I dont know whats real and not real anymore. . We were on the air with Beatrice within a few minutes. It turned out that Bias had in fact snorted powder cocaine, but by the time that became clear the crack frenzy was in full flower. In this case the ambulance only had to go a mile and a half south of the University of Maryland campus to Leland. Bias was a star for the University of Maryland, and was selected as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, where he would play alongside such legends as Larry Bird. His first two seasons, the Terrapins were Branchs team. Tribble, 24, is charged with cocaine distribution and possession in connection with Bias cocaine-induced death last June 19. I couldnt imagine this persons connection to the story. I kept a copy of that script. One oft-told story is of the time Bias went to his high school coach in tears because no one would talk to him about anything but where he was going to college. They werent alone. But there was a big clue. It would be all over Instagram and Twitter before the source who woke me even thought about calling. Federal agents investigating the crew pulled him over in a car that contained a large rock of crack. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. The Cobra Effect is based on an anecdote from India during the days of the British empire. Arthur A. Marshall Jr. has said evidence will show Tribble provided the cocaine that killed Bias. Someone likely would shoot cell phone video of medics rushing Bias out of his dormitory. YouTube. [8], After returning home to Maryland, Bias drove back to the campus of the University of Maryland. Bias also had a $150 nameplate made for a female friend and paid $400 at another store to have a nameplate made for his diamond ID bracelet. In husband always sick when i am. Today, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, there are about 195,000 federal inmates, with more than 85,000 serving time for drugs. The autopsy revealed that the drug taken by Bias was unadulterated, indicating that he had obtained dealer-level quality cocaine, said Howard Silverman, acting head of the state Drug Abuse Administration. "It was a point where hysteria dominated over evidence and it was really the catalyst for a lot of the prison problems we are tryingto reform today.". Little shocks us. Now, Joe Bidens administration is looking to permanently change the disparity in sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. Some of Bias closer friends now say they wondered about the company he was keeping. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Channel 9s morning assignment editor Doug Edwards was the next person to hear my voice. He said he later cleaned the room up on his own. They were very close, Palmer said. As a result, what was supposed to be a solution created a worse problem. Boston selected Bias with the No. . It only takes four to five minutes for irreversible brain damage to occur, Smialek said. In a week he was going to be a millionaire, and he was doing yardwork.. I managed to say, Huh? The three of them know what really went on, said Maj. James Ross, head of the county police criminal investigations unit. The speed with which it was passed and signed by President Ronald Reagan meant there was little research into the bill's implications. In the span of a few weeks, committees that usually had nothing to do with drugs such as those dealing with agriculture, education and labor were drafting anti-drug legislation. I was on the air with the news. The facts are these: Police say three people were with Bias when he collapsed at about 6:30 a.m. in Washington Hall--basketball players Terry Long and David Gregg, and close friend Brian Lee Tribble. Bias had discussions with Reebok's sports marketing division regarding a five-year endorsement package worth $1.6million. Still, the accuracy of Buchanans scoop or my initial report didnt matter to the hundreds of people calling to complain. Who Is Responsible? One of the attendants who worked on Bias in the dormitory said that, based on Bias body temperature, it appeared that he had collapsed about 10 to 15 minutes earlier. Its the image I always think of when Len Bias is mentioned. Marshall said that police found the dormitory suite sanitized when they searched the rooms shortly after Bias was pronounced dead at Leland Memorial Hospital in Riverdale at 8:50 a.m. EDT. The commission found that lawmakers were driven by the belief that drugs had become an "epidemic," with crack at the forefront. It was for the same reason. University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died of "cocaine intoxication" after ingesting an unusually pure dose of the drug that stopped his heart within minutes, Maryland's chief medical . Until we know that, everything is speculation. When that story hit air 45-minutes later, callers to the station were even angrier. Date: . Each had a reason to know this information. In four months lightning speed in Congress the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 became law. Len Bias plays with the University of Maryland Terrapins in the 1980s. Celtics scout Ed Badger called Bias an "explosive and exciting kind of player" and compared him to Michael Jordan. Some were crying. The bill furthered mandatory minimum sentences for drug dealers, and also called for life imprisonment for anyone who dealt drugs that resulted in the death of another person. Bill Rayment was among those answering the many calls. And his Justice Department has ordered prosecutors to focus on high-level dealers. 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He frequently sat in front of the club asking women for age IDs and introducing himself. Long claimed Bias came up to him with a rolled-up dollar bill and said, Try this., Long, who had charges against him dropped in exchange for his testimony, said that he used the drug seven to 10 times and that Bias was with him on most of the occasions.. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring in his junior year and was named the ACC's Player of the Year. He still owed $300 when he died. Freshly pulled from his typewriter, Buchanan handed over a copy of the script for his 11:00 report. Dave, they just took Len Bias to Leland in cardiac arrest. I heard the words, but Im not sure they registered in my foggy brain. As a freshman, he was viewed as "raw and undisciplined". For all we know, it could have been Len Bias. It wasnt like today when journalists are constantly criticized and subject to frequent and instant threats via social media. But then she found purpose by waging her own war on drugs not to lobby for sentencing reform, but to uplift children. [20] All three defendants entered not guilty pleas in August. The studio is just a block from Chadwicks. His body tensed. They told us we were wrong. Id only been a TV reporter for about 10 months and the viewers already wanted me dead. Also, Patrick Ewing was playing across town at Georgetown. Keeping so many people behind bars has contributed to a dramatic decline in crime rates. That was as shocking as the call that woke me six hours earlier. Fortunately, they had the No. While the special report was clearly an option, Dave Pearce wanted to know a lot more before connecting Len Biass name with cocaine. He explained why we reported Bias had used cocaine. ometimes solutions can have drastic unintended consequences. At 5:00 p.m. They were distressed. Those words came out of the mouths of local television news anchors 34 years ago today - June 19, 1986. Is it a new day or just more of the same at DC 911? On Sunday, the 30th anniversary of Len's death, Lonise Bias will gather her two remaining children and her five grandchildren in Maryland and celebrate what she has, rather than what she's lost. But Palmer, who testified before the grand jury last month, said she never saw or heard of Bias using cocaine. His face tightened. @DC_Chander Because @DCPoliceDept radio traffic is encrypted we have no independent way of keeping an eye on police https://t.co/6NmoaAz55R, New: Tractor-trailer fire on the Inner Loop of the Beltway near Telegraph Rd. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The date, June 19, is good enough, and no matter how far the date is removed from the morning that Len Bias died, the wound seems to never close and the pain never seems to ease. Just moments later I spotted JB near the entrance to Washington Hall. Even as we talked among ourselves outside the hospital, there was no speculation about drugs. Despite his initial disbelief, Doug got the wheels moving. In life, Len Bias was basketball's next great hope, contender for a crown that went instead to Michael Jordan. Long said he left his room for a moment, and when he returned Bias and Tribble were standing around a large quantity of cocaine. draft two days earlier. Slaughter said Tuesday that the university will cooperate fully with the grand jury investigation. Shortly after Labor Day, the House passed its version of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and it was soon was signed into law by President Reagan. (Joel Richardson/The Washington Post) Article. Sterling was a lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee when Leonard Kevin "Len" Bias, an All-American forward at the University of Maryland, died on June 19, 1986, two days after being drafted by the NBA champion Boston Celtics. I explained how I got the information and told him what JB learned from players. His attorney, Robert Matty, said Walker feels sort of betrayed by his friend (Bias). @AlexandriaVAFD, @ffxfirerescue & https://t.co/3rN2KRDEXc, @Evan_Yeats @erinfordc I've long said the biggest mistake by various mayors & CMs is always putting $$ into technol https://t.co/dLVd6VI1mB, (5) Learn more about new @OUC_DC interim director Heather McGaffin's submission to @CMBrookePinto. However, this was a Celtics team that was a few years away from needing to reload. According to Bias oldest and closest friends, as well as family, he remained a relatively clean-living, born-again Christian. In order to curb the epidemic, a local governor decided to put a bounty on cobra skins. Mike was also the guy who convinced WDVM-TV news director Dave Pearce to hire me. Enforcement fell mainly on poor residents of inner cities, where dealing was more likely to be done in the open, and where police already focused their patrols. Then there is Lonise Bias, Len's mother. Researchers say the era of mass incarceration has profoundly damaged American society, particularly for minorities, the poor and residents of inner cities. Moore also said he was in daily contact with Tribble and helped him distribute cocaine in northeast Washington and in Prince Georges County. He figured by rationing displays of anger, people paid attention the few times he made a scene. Smialek said, It is not unusual to be unable to restart the heart under such circumstances, and added: If he had had medical attention within four to five minutes, its possible that something might have been done. Thats when the phones started ringing. He had just been drafted by the Boston Celtics and was celebrating at a party in a university . It was reported that there were no other drugs or alcohol found in his system. He had a sister, Michelle, and two brothers, Eric and James III (James III was known as "Jay"). On October 30, the grand jury added three more indictments against Tribbleone count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and two counts of obstruction of justice. So many, in fact, that Keith Gatlin, who roomed with Bias on the road, said, laughingly: Id just say hi and wave to them. When I next heard Mikes voice on the two-way I could tell he was hot. But on 19 June 1986 at 6.30am, months before Bias was due to step on to a court as a professional, a 911 operator received a call that changed both sports and US history. It was not a surprise. The reaction to Bias's death fell into the Cobra Effect. [22] He was pronounced dead at the same hospital where his brother Len had died and was buried next to him at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Around 6:30, Long said, Bias appeared messed up.. He had picked up a reputation in high school, however, for having an attitude. Hed whine about foul calls he didnt like and was accused of quick retaliation. It made sense. Mike had phenomenal sources. What journalistic sin had we committed? They talked about it. June 19, 2021 at 5:16 a.m. EDT. A film about Len Bias' life, directed by Kirk Fraser, was promoted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival[30] and released June 19, 2009. Bias' death came as House Speaker Tip O'Neill of Massachusetts was leading Democrats' charge to outmaneuver Republicans in the approaching midterm congressional elections. Ralph Sampson (Virginia) and Michael Jordan (North Carolina) were the stars of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Alan Goldstein, Longs lawyer, said afterward that his client had fulfilled his obligation to the state. Boss out after sleeping by 911 call taker surfaces. Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. But after struggling in college, Curry returned home and began hanging out with friends involved in the drug business. "You're not going to stop on the street corner and get that quality," he continued. Others, however, say Bias changed in the last months of his life, the once-gracious star athlete becoming arrogant, careless and even unpleasant on occasion. We didnt give it a thought. He rarely left before closing and usually with a woman. Hed save meal money to buy clothes or jewelry, and even wanted to work for more money. Bias also could be frugal. In fact, Mike was the only one in the newsroom who had heard of Leland Hospital. It got to be kind of a joke. His death received significant media attention (indeed, it is still of interest now and is currently the subject of a well received podcast) during a time when the US government was doubling down on its war on drugs. Tribble was accused and eventually acquitted on charges related to providing the cocaine to Bias. Doubts emerge. I hope Daves right, or he will soon be living back home. In death, he became a trigger for the war on drugs. He told us to come by. Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963 - June 19, 1986) was an American college basketball player who attended the University of Maryland.During his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a first-team All-American.Two days after being selected by the Boston Celtics with the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose. 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