Shilo Sanders testifies as things get heated in Day 2 of bankruptcy trial

By admin — In News — September 2, 2026

   ​DENVER – Former Colorado football player Shilo Sanders testified at his bankruptcy trial here Tuesday, Sept. 1, that a security guard at his school “attacked and assaulted” him in 2015 — not the other way around as a Texas state court found in 2022 when it issued an $11.89 million judgment against Sanders.Sanders, son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, testified the security guard, John Darjean, also caused him to fear his life, choked him, caused him to “black out” and starting tearing the skin off his arm when he grabbed it in an attempt to confiscate his phone at school.Sanders testified he was in “excruciating pain” because of it and was “choke-slammed” by Darjean into a corner, causing him to “hit my head as hard as possibly could happen.”“I literally have proof of both of his hands tearing my skin off,” Sanders testified.WHAT’S AT STAKE: Deion Sanders’ son goes to trial this week. Why this case is so weird’IT WAS A MISTAKE’: Is Deion Sanders to blame for son Shilo’s bankruptcy?This is the same security guard whom Sanders owes the $11.89 million judgment and is now fighting at this trial to get out of that debt. This was also the first time Sanders, 26, testified about the incident after not showing up for the civil trial in 2022.“I was a scared little guy,” Shilo Sanders testified, noting he was only 15 years old at the time. He denied ever striking Darjean, who watched the testimony in court shaking his head in disbelief.Shilo Sanders’ testimony contradicts other evidenceThe problem for Sanders is his testimony contradicts what other witnesses have said in the trial so far, as well as other investigations into this case that absolved Darjean of blame. Sanders’ version of events also doesn’t explain why Darjean had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance right after the incident while Sanders walked away from it with no visible injuries.This was Day 2 of Sanders’ bankruptcy trial, and it got a little heated at the end when Judge Michael Romero raised his voice a little when Darjean’s attorney, Ori Raphael, appeared to be arguing with Sanders on the witness stand.“Just stop,” Romero told them. “Just ask questions. Just answer his questions. Let’s not get into an argument between the two of you. It’s the end of the day. Tempers are getting a little high.”Here is what happened Tuesday and what’s at stake.What is going on at Shilo Sanders’ bankruptcy trial?It’s all about an incident at Shilo Sanders’ school in Dallas on Sept. 17, 2015, when Darjean said he tried to confiscate Sanders’ phone at school pursuant to school policy. Darjean ended up at the hospital shortly afterward because he said Sanders swung a roundhouse elbow into his upper chest and punched him in defiance.Darjean sued Sanders over it in 2016, accusing him of permanently injuring him that day. The end result of that lawsuit was a $11.89 million default judgment against Sanders after Sanders failed to appear at the trial  

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