Newark, N.J. ? Former NBA standout Jayson Williams received $8 million for the sale of his estate, where he shot a hired driver to death more than three years ago.

The price for the 27,000 square foot mansion, set on 65 acres, is a record for a single-family home in Hunterdon County, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported Tuesday.

The buyer is John Lionetti, of Colts Neck, owner of Lorca Petroleum Services in Elizabeth. Williams signed papers on Oct. 13 in Beaufort County, S.C., where he and his wife Tanya own a home in Hilton Head, the newspaper said.

Williams and his wife appeared in New Jersey on Oct. 18 to hear his lawyers argue that he should not be retried on a reckless manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal shooting because a jury already acquitted him of three other charges resulting from the same shotgun blast.

Williams, 37, has remained free on bail since his April 30, 2004, conviction on four charges relating to a failed attempt to cover up the killing.

While the Somerset County jury acquitted him of the most serious charges, including aggravated manslaughter, it could not reach a verdict on a reckless manslaughter charge. Prosecutors are seeking a retrial.

The shooting happened early Feb. 14, 2002.