Ex-fiance of Atlanta 'Housewives' cast member dies after fight at strip club; suspect arrested

Saturday, October 3, 2009

ATLANTA -- . Police say the former fiance of a cast member from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" has died after he suffered massive head injuries 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 James Polite says Fredrick Richardson has been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of Ashley "A.J." Jewell. Richardson was also hospitalized due to injuries sustained in the fight and is at Grady Memorial Hospital, but will be jailed once released by medical staff.

Jewell was engaged to "Housewives" cast member Kandi Burruss until August. He appeared in several episodes of the show, which follows metro Atlanta socialites. Police say Jewell worked at the club. They are not sure what caused the fight. Web site Essence.com reported last month that Jewell had bought an interest in an Atlanta club but she did not identify the business.

MY PRAYERS & DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUT 2 KANDI & FAMILY, AND ESPECIALLY AJ 's KIDS . 2009 HAS BEEN A VERY TRAJIC YEAR FOR BLACK PEOPLE IN GENERAL...WE NEED 2 OPEN UP OUR LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER BEFORE WE ACT ON ANY VIOLENCE. ....DEATH IS REALLY HURTING OUR FAMILIES YAWL....HAVE A SITDOWN B4 U THINK ABOUT REACTING WITH VIOLENCE...