Former Duke Player , Current Duke Assistant Coach Amile Jefferson Has Court Date On August 26, 2022 Because Of Misdemeanor , Reckless Driving, Safety Of Others Including Not Wearing Seat Belt

As a player at Duke,

Amile Jefferson played 5 seasons, was a a national champion, three time captain at Duke from 2012-17 as Amile Jefferson played in a program-record 150 games with 103 starts, averaging 7.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest. He played in 67 home victories (most in program history) and 124 total victories (third most in program history), while his .971 home winning percentage (67-2) ranks as the second best among any Duke player.
He served as a team captain for three seasons – becoming the only Blue Devil in the Coach K era to do so – and was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award in 2016-17. He earned his undergraduate degree in history from Duke in 2016 and received a master's degree from Duke's Divinity School in 2017.

Amile Jefferson returned to Duke for Mike Krzyzewski’s final season as Head Coach in 2021-2022 spent his first season as the team's director of player development.

In his inaugural season on the Duke coaching staff Amile Jefferson helped Duke claim the ACC regular season title outright and advance to the Final Four for the 17th time in program history. An anchor on the defensive end for Duke during his playing career, Jefferson worked closely with ACC Defensive Player of the Year Mark Williams, who led the conference and ranked 12th nationally with 110 blocked shots.
”according to his biography on goduke.com”

Though,

Former Duke Player , Current Assistant Coach Amile Jefferson’s inaugural season as Assistant Coach to Head Coach Jon Scheyer isn’t off to such a great start as Amile Jefferson has a court date on August 26th because of misdemeanor, reckless driving, safety of others including not wearing not wearing a seat belt that included speeding in a work zone at 89 miles per hour after N.C. Highway Patrol Officer recorded him driving 89 miles per hour in work zone on Durham Freeway. Durham County court records show that Amile Jefferson was stopped at 10:00am on Thursday April 14, 2022 driving on N.C. 147 near Ellis Road interchange south of downtown.

At the time of the incident the speed limit posted was 55 miles per hour because the stretch of road was under construction as part of the since completed East End Connector freeway project. Mike DeGeorge who is the Executive Director Of Communications for Duke Men’s Basketball to refuse to comment on the situation.

“according to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”