Javaris Crittenton's tweets

Crittenton had a Twitter account that has been disabled since the murder charge was made public. His @JayCrittDTE feed had fewer than 350 followers, in large part because it was protected. (The general public could ask permission to subscribe to the account.) Before it was disabled, I subscribed to the feed and had access to Crittenton’s tweets in the days leading up to his arrest.

Crittenton’s latest Twitter profile featured a photo of him smiling while on the court with a basketball, and included lyrics from Jay-Z’s rap song “Say Hello,” based on the movie “Scarface” as follows:

Javaris Crittenton
@JayCrittDTE ATL, LA, DC, Bmore

Say hello to the bad guy! They say I’m a bad guy. They say a lot about me let me tell you what I aint! 2 Words-LOYAL & REAL. HATERS MOTIVATE ME….nuff said
http://javariscrittenton.org
Before the day of the shooting

In early August, Crittenton talked about his investments. Tweet from Aug. 8:

I try not to let my money just sit in the bank so I invest in stocks & bonds. Apparently I f***** up this time. Woke up & I’m down 30k.

Crittenton’s next tweet: “I think I feel sick.”

The former honor student was generally seen by colleagues and others as a quiet, gentle person. This side of his personality was reflected in his tweets, which often mentioned workouts, taking his little sister to Chuck E. Cheese, religion, movies and rap lyrics.

Tweet from Aug. 14:

Today make sure everyone let’s the ones you love know you love them. No matter who they are and no matter whether you show it or say it.