Iver Peterson and Al Baker report in the New York Times that former Nets start Jayson Williams has turned himself in to police who charged him with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a limousine driver at Williams's Hunterdon County estate nearly two weeks ago.

Williams, who has been charged with illegal gunplay before, was released on $250,000 bail. He received the lesser of two criminal charges available to prosecutors in a manslaughter case: recklessness rather than aggravated recklessness. The charge calls for a sentence of 5 to 10 years in prison.  

Acting prosecutor Steven Lember indicated it was deciding which charge to make that caused a 12 day delay in filing charges.  At the time, one person present suggested to police the death was a suicide, so there is a possibility of a charge of obstructing justice being laid.

The Times article details the case, and also provides information saying that -- had the previous firearms charge been prosecuted -- Williams would not have had a gun.