A prostitute who was with former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter the night he was beaten aided and abetted his killing, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday.
Porter, 58, died May 26, a week after he was found unconscious in a Minneapolis alley. He played with the Bulls for seven seasons in the 1970s.
Tonya Evette Johnson, 33, is charged with second-degree murder for her role in Porter’s death. She told authorities she was walking near her St. Paul apartment when she approached Porter for a “date.” Johnson said she took Porter to her apartment to exchange sex for money and crack cocaine when four masked men rushed in and beat him, according to the complaint.
Johnson told police she knew one of the men was Rashad Arthur Raleigh, 29, who has been charged with second-degree murder. The investigation is ongoing.
*Holy Cross coach Ralph Willard has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep him at the school until 2013. Willard has a 159-89 record in eight seasons and has gone to the NCAA tournament four times.
