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Jayson Williams, center, leaves the New Jersey State Police barracks in Kingwood Township, N.J. with his attorney Joseph Hayden, left

Former National Basketball Association star Jayson Williams surrendered Monday and was charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a limousine driver at his mansion in Kingwood, New Jersey.

Williams' attorney, Joseph Hayden, said his client was charged in the death of Costas Christofi and released on bail.

The 55-year-old Christofi was found shot to death at William's estate on February 14. Published reports have said that Williams was playfully twirling a shotgun while giving a tour of his home when the weapon fired. Hayden has denied there was any horseplay.

Christofi had been hired to drive Williams' friends from a charity event in Pennsylvania to Williams' home. His death was originally ruled a suicide. After an autopsy, the medical examiner ruled the shooting a homicide.

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