Keith Appling's fall from grace: Ex-MSU star had NBA potential. So what happened?

Keith Appling sat staring at the camera of the computer in front of him, preparing for what came next.

He waited for Magistrate Laura A. Echartea to arraign him by video June 4 on charges of premeditated murder, for which he would enter a not guilty plea. As he did, Appling shared a split-screen window with another inmate elsewhere. The other man was restrained in a straight jacket, seemingly heavily sedated and monitored on each shoulder by two prison guards.