Arrest in ‘Housewives' ex-fiancé beating death | ajc.com

Arrest in ‘Housewives' ex-fiancé beating death  | ajc.com

Atlanta police charged a strip club employee with voluntary manslaughter Saturday in the beating death of the former fiancé of the newest member of the reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who was engaged to Kandi Burruss until last August, died of  massive head injuries at Piedmont Hospital. He was fatally injured in a "one-on-one"  fight with Fredrick Richardson Friday night, police said.
Richardson also was injured as the two exchanged blows outside the strip bar, the Body Tap Club,  Friday night. Richardson was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where he will remain until  doctors say he can be discharged. Then Richardson will be taken to the Fulton County Jail, according to police spokesman Officer James Polite.
Polite said detectives were still “trying to figure out [what happened]. We had a pretty good number of witnesses that are being cooperative.”
But the cause of the fight in the parking lot of the club in the 1200 block of Marietta Boulevard was still not known Saturday, Polite said.
Jewell was part-owner of Body Tap, a club popular with celebrities.

Burruss was flooded with condolences on her social networking pages on Twitter.com and MySpace.com.
Burruss thanked friends for their condolences and asked for prayers for Jewell’s six children.
But she asked to be left alone. “im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone,” she wrote on a Twitter.com post.
She also posted that she had to get some rest before her uncle’s funeral on Saturday.
Kim Zolciak, a fellow "Housewives" castmate, said in a phone interview from California Saturday morning how "disgusted" she was that someone could take a life like this.
"My heart and prayers are with Kandi, AJ's children and family," she said. "I can't imagine the loss they're feeling. I'll be there for my dear friend Kandi."
Zolciak added,  "I adored A.J. He will definitely be missed."
Burruss, who has a daughter, joined the other Atlanta "housewives"  this season as they focus on their status, their clothes and who’s arguing and why.
Jewell, as Burruss’ fiancé, appeared occasionally the show. In some episodes the 33-year-old Burruss argued with her mother over her relationship with Jewell.
Burruss is an award-winning singer-songwriter and a solo performer. She was a member of the now-disbanded R&B group Xscape.
According to an interview last month with the entertainment Web site Essence.com, Burruss and Jewell had taken a “hiatus” from their relationship but remained friends while they worked on their issues.
Rodney Ho contributed to this article.

Atlanta police interview person of interest in death of Atlanta "housewife" fiance | ajc.com

Atlanta police interview person of interest in death of Atlanta "housewife" fiance  | ajc.com

Atlanta homicide detectives have a “person of interest” they are interviewing in the death of the former fiancé of the newest member of the reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who was engaged to Kandi Burruss until last August, died of massive head injuries he suffered in a “one-on-one” fight in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip bar, the Body Tap Club in the 1200 block of Marietta Boulevard.
Atlanta police spokesman Officer James Polite said detectives were still “trying to figure out [what happened]. We had a pretty good number of witnesses that are being cooperative.”
But the cause of the fight was still not known Saturday.
Polite said Jewell worked at the club but he did not know in what capacity. Burruss said in an interview with the entertainment Web site Essence.com last month that Jewell had bought an interest in an Atlanta club but she did not identify the business.
Burruss, who has a daughter, was flooded with condolences Saturday on her social networking pages on Twitter.com and MySpace.com.
Kandi Burruss thanked friends for their condolences and asked for prayers for Jewell’s six children.
She also asked to be left alone. “im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone,” she wrote on a Twitter.com post.
She also posted that she had to get some rest before her uncle’s funeral on Saturday.
Burruss joined the program that features metro Atlanta “housewives” who focus on status, clothing and who’s arguing and why.
Jewell, as Burruss’ fiancé, appeared occasionally the show. In some episodes Burruss, 33, argued with her mother over her relationship with Jewell.
Burruss is an award-winning singer-songwriter and a solo performer. She was a member of the now-disbanded R&B group Xscape.
According to an interview last month with the entertainment Web site Essence.com, Burruss and Jewell had taken a “hiatus” from their relationship but remained friends while they worked on their issues.

AJ, Kandi's Fiance from RHOA, Killed

Condolences to Family and Friends of AJ Jewell

AJ Jewell, most recently known as the fiance of singer/songwriter Kandi Burress was killed this morning in Atlanta. His children, Kandi, and his family are in my thoughts. Story after the pic.

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Before I start with this devastating news, I would like to state for the record that I have confirmed the unfortunate news that AJ Jewell has passed away through multiple RELIABLE sources.

Sad news has just come down the pipe regarding Real housewives Kandi Buruss and her former fiance and successful club promoter AJ Jewell.

While I don’t know all the details just yet I have been able to confirm that Jewell was killed just moments ago during an incident that occurred at Body Tap this evening. Witnesses state that an altercation of some kind occurred, which resulted in Jewell being fatally injured.

My heart goes out to the Jewell and Buruss family. AJ leaves behind six beautiful children.

From ajc.com:

The fiance of Kandi Burruss, a cast member on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," was killed Friday evening at a northwest Atlanta strip club, according to WSB Atlanta.

Burruss' fiance, A.J. Jewell, died from a head injury sustained in a brawl at the Body Tap club, located at 1271 Marietta Blvd.

Burruss' publicist Lisa Nelson confirmed to WSB that the actress has been informed of the incident and said the family asked for privacy.

Police said it's unclear what prompted the fight. No arrests have been made.