North Carolina State's Josh Davis (22) goes to the basket against Georgia Tech defenders during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Atlanta on Saturday, Feb 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)
Georgia Tech's head coach Paul Hewitt lets a referee know how he feels about a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Atlanta on Saturday, Feb 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)
Kentucky guard/forward Ramon Harris (5) blocks a shot by LSU guard Aaron Dotson (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Liz Condo)
LSU forward Tasmin Mitchell, left, defends against Kentucky forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) as LSU forward Garrett Green, back right, looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Liz Condo)
An arrest warrant affidavit says the fight that led to the stabbing death of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard began when one of his teammates "disrespected" a woman at a school-sponsored dance.
The affidavit released Tuesday accuses a 21-year-old Bloomfield man, John Lomax, of murder in the Oct. 18 killing of Howard. The document includes an array of witness statements about the encounter.
Howard's teammate, Michael Smith, told investigators that Howard threw a punch at a man matching Lomax's description before he was stabbed.
The affidavit also says Johnny Hood, one of six men charged in the case, told police that the fight began when another man, later identified as football player Brian Parker, made comments about a woman at the dance.
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