Rutgers Linebacker Izaia Bullock Charged With Two Counts of Attempted Murder
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A linebacker on the Rutgers University football team was accused Tuesday of involvement in a plot to murder two members of a friend's family, authorities said.
Izaia Bullock, 22, a junior at the university from Linden, faces two counts of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder.
Bullock was dismissed from the Rutgers football team Tuesday, and the university said in a statement that he will face disciplinary proceedings.
Rutgers coach Chris Ash, through a school spokesperson, declined comment after Tuesday's practice.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop announced his arrest and the charges in a statement Tuesday evening.
They said the charges came after determining that on Monday, "Bullock initiated a plot to murder the family members of an acquaintance."
The targets, who are not affiliated with Rutgers, were not injured, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said.
Bullock joined the team in September 2017 through a walk-on tryout.
According to his player page on the university's athletic website, Bullock played linebacker and running back at Linden High School, and played with the Gattaca Football Club.
Gattaca is a private junior college-like program that assists high school graduates in getting recruited by NCAA football programs.
Bullock is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center before a first appearance in Superior Court in New Brunswick.
https://www.si.com/college-football...a-bullock-attempted-murder-conspiracy-charges
https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index....nebacker_charged_in_attempted_double-mur.html
A linebacker on the Rutgers University football team was accused Tuesday of involvement in a plot to murder two members of a friend's family, authorities said.
Izaia Bullock, 22, a junior at the university from Linden, faces two counts of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder.
Bullock was dismissed from the Rutgers football team Tuesday, and the university said in a statement that he will face disciplinary proceedings.
Rutgers coach Chris Ash, through a school spokesperson, declined comment after Tuesday's practice.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop announced his arrest and the charges in a statement Tuesday evening.
They said the charges came after determining that on Monday, "Bullock initiated a plot to murder the family members of an acquaintance."
The targets, who are not affiliated with Rutgers, were not injured, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said.
Bullock joined the team in September 2017 through a walk-on tryout.
According to his player page on the university's athletic website, Bullock played linebacker and running back at Linden High School, and played with the Gattaca Football Club.
Gattaca is a private junior college-like program that assists high school graduates in getting recruited by NCAA football programs.
Bullock is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center before a first appearance in Superior Court in New Brunswick.
