A business owner who is accused of providing free merchandise to Ole Miss recruits and their families has filed a civil lawsuit against two of the prospects and the ex-stepfather of former Rebels All-American Laremy Tunsil, accusing them of defamation, slander, conspiracy and commercial disparagement because of allegations they made to NCAA investigators.
Lawyers representing Rebel Rags, a retail store in Oxford, Mississippi, filed a civil lawsuit in Lafayette County (Mississippi) Superior Court on Friday against Mississippi State freshmen Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones and Lindsey Miller, Tunsil's estranged stepfather.
The lawsuit accuses the trio and other unnamed defendants of making false statements to NCAA investigators "intentionally, maliciously and/or with reckless disregard for the consequences of their actions" and causing "economic and reputational damage to the plaintiff.