Creditor in Shilo Sanders’ bankruptcy case seeks payback, speaks out

The former security guard who is owed nearly $12 million from Shilo Sanders told USA TODAY Sports that he’ll never stop pursuing that debt even after the Colorado football standout filed for bankruptcy to get out of it last October.

John Darjean, 48, discussed the case in a recent interview with USA TODAY Sports, including Deion Sanders’ role in it as Shilo’s father.

“I’m not gonna stop until the truth gets out and until I win my $12 million,” Darjean said.

It all stems from an incident in 2015, when Shilo Sanders allegedly assaulted Darjean after Darjean tried to confiscate his phone at school when Sanders was 15 years old. Darjean said Shilo Sanders hit him so hard near his neck with his elbow that it left him with permanent injuries, nerve damage and incontinence.

Darjean then sued him in civil court in Dallas and won a default judgment against him of $11.89 million – a debt that Sanders is trying to get discharged in bankruptcy court so he can get a “fresh start in life, free from the oppressive burden of his debts,” according to Sanders’ attorneys.

Now Darjean is challenging the potential discharge because he wants to collect on it.

“They’re trying to make it go away, Deion and Shilo, but I’m going to keep fighting and I won’t ever stop fighting,” Darjean said.

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What did John Darjean say about the case?

Darjean noted how Deion Sanders, Shilo’s father and coach at Colorado, initially corroborated Darjean’s version of the incident. But Darjean decided to file his lawsuit four days after Deion Sanders publicly reversed his position and told TMZ in 2016 that Darjean was a “grifter” and that his allegations about Shilo were false.

Darjean also said there were several official probes into the incident that ended with favorable conclusions for him, including by the police,…

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Author : USA TODAY Sports

Publish date : 2024-06-21 10:07:09

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