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Ex-captain for the University of Florida football team arrested and
charged with murder
A former captain
for the University of Florida football team has been arrested and charged with
murder, making him the second player from that team to be accused of murder.
Tony Joiner, whose
full name is Earl Antonio Joiner, was arrested and charged with second-degree
murder on Saturday June 8th in Lake Wales, Florida, for the 2016 killing of
Heyzel Obando, according to Fort Myers, Florida Police.
Police said that
officers worked with the Oxygen Television series "Cold Justice" and
the Office of the State Attorney to make the arrest. Obando's body was
discovered in an apartment on February 14, 2016, police said.
Joiner, 33, played
as a safety for Florida from 2004 to 2007 and was a key part of the 2006
national championship team. In his final season he tallied 64 tackles and was a
captain of a team that included Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and a freshman
tight end named Aaron Hernandez who played for the Gators from 2007 to
2009 and went on to star for the NFL's New England Patriots, was convicted of
the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2015.
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