SONIA RUSELER, CNN ANCHOR: All-pro football player Ray Lewis is in custody in Atlanta, charged with stabbing two people hours after the Super Bowl. CNN's Brian Cabell has details.</s>BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He was supposed to be on his way to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Instead, he found himself in court.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Mr. Ray Lewis is accused of two counts of murder.</s>CABELL: Ray Lewis, star linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, is charged with the murder of two men in Atlanta early Monday morning, just hours after the Super Bowl ended. Witnesses say the two victims were fighting with six other men on a street in Buckhead, a nightclub section in an affluent part of the city. Police say the victims were stabbed to death, and the assailants then fled in a Lincoln Navigator stretch limousine, reportedly firing some shots as they left. The limousine was recovered hours later. Lewis was questioned and then charged. His attorney says Lewis was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.</s>MAX RICHARDSON, LEWIS' ATTORNEY: The state says he's not guilty of these charges, and he believes that the system will ultimately show that he's innocent of these crimes.</s>CABELL: Lewis also faces charges in a separate case of punching a woman in a Baltimore bar in December. Lewis, who's 24 years old, was the NFL's leading tackler and the Ravens most valuable player this year. He's considered one of the premier linebackers in the game. He was denied bond and is now being held at the Atlanta City Detention Center. His next scheduled court date is February 24. Brian Cabell, CNN, Atlanta.
Atlanta Police Charge Pro Football Player Ray Lewis With Two Stabbing Murders