RALEIGH, N.C. - Breaking down in tears at his ethics trial, Mike Nifong abruptly quit as district attorney Friday after admitting he got "carried away" with statements during his discredited rape prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players.
Catching even his attorneys by surprise, Nifong said he would resign and regretted making improper statements about the players.
"My community has suffered enough," Nifong said at his trial on allegations that he violated rules of professional conduct.
State prosecutors who took over the case have declared the players innocent.
The North Carolina State Bar alleges Nifong withheld DNA test results from the …
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