Colorado head coach and NFL legend Deion Sanders has been accused of stealing evidence in an attempt to save his son, Shilo Sanders, from criminal proceedings.
John Darjean, a former New York Yankees prospect who went on to be a high school baseball coach and security officer, has alleged that Coach Prime tampered with evidence to shield Shilo from assault and battery charges.
The incident in question occurred in 2015 when Darjean tried to prevent Shilo from using his phone during school hours, which was against school rules. Darjean’s attempt to enforce the rules led to an altercation that left him hospitalized and in need of spinal surgery. His medical costs were north of $115,000.
Darjean, whom Jason Whitlock recently interviewed on ‘Fearless’, says the former NFL star stole video evidence that was crucial to his case and admitted to it in a deposition.
“We were under investigation. And then he [Deion] calls the IT guy, said, ‘I need you to take all the videos, then I get it. Go take the videos.’ So that’s how he got his hands on the video,” he said.
“So now guess what? We had videos of Shilo shooting dice and we had videos of alternate angles. So if you look at the video that we have, it only shows me pinning Shilo up against the glass, and taking him down. What about the other videos? One, two, three, four different video cameras that we don’t have access to. Deion got rid of those. He got rid of those and now we didn’t have them for court.”
John Darjean Has Sued Deion Sanders and His Family
John Darjean has accused Deion Sanders of stealing the videos and getting rid of them to protect his brand, claiming Coach Prime did not care about his family and was more concerned about his personal image.
“I believe Deion didn’t care about protecting his family. Deion wanted to protect his brand and his image. If you’ve got videos out there of your son shooting craps in class, and that’s part of the Sanders family,” he explained.
Darjean took legal action against Sanders and his ex-wife, Pilar, with his complaint stating that Shilo’s parents were aware of his reckless behavior and should be held accountable for what he did.
The suit also suggests that Darjean’s insurance company wouldn’t have been liable for his medical expenses had he not been assaulted by Shilo.