Miladin Kovacevic

Miladin Kovacevic is a Serbian basketball player who was recruited to play for Binghamton University.

On May 4, 2008, he was allegedly involved in an altercation with a fellow student at a bar. The ensuing fight left the student, Bryan Steinhauer, in a coma. Kovacevic was bailed out of prison and fled to Serbia.¹

Serbia has agreed to cooperate with the United States on the case.²

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1987
2. Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
3. Height: 6' 9"
4. Weight: 260 pounds
5. Position: Center
6. Recruited by Binghamton University
7. May 4, 2008: Alleged bar-fight with Bryan Steinhauer¹
8. Witnesses report Kovacevic repeatedly kicked Steinhauer in the head¹
9. Bryan Steinhauer is 5' 9" and 120 pounds¹
10. Fight broke out when Steinhauer tried to dance with the girlfriend of one of Kovacevic's friends¹
11. Kovacevic fled to Serbia
12. Serbian law prohibits extradition¹
13. Serbian officials have suggested the case be turned over to them¹
14. Have also agreed to cooperate with the United States on the case¹

Quotes

"My son is not running away from justice, he's running away from injustice."¹—Branka Kovacevic, Miladin Kovacevic's mother, CNN

"That's not the way it works. He doesn't get to decide by fleeing the country and committing another criminal act."¹—Ivan Rochman, Lawyer for the Steinhauer family, CNN

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