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Updated: 6:23 PM Jul 15, 2008
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Former MU Player's Murder
Huntington Police have arrested and charged Jerel Garner in the fatal shooting of former Marshall University football player Donte Newsome outside a night club. Posted: 7:28 PM Jul 5, 2008Reporter: Susan Nicholas Email Address: susan.nicholas@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE SUNDAY @ 4:13pm
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Huntington Police have arrested and charged Jerel Garner in the fatal shooting of former Marshall University football player Donte Newsome outside a night club.
Police Chief Skip Holbrook tells WSAZ that officers arrested Jerel Garner immediately after he was released from St. Mary's Medical Center Sunday afternoon.
Garner is charged with first degree murder. He has already been arraigned. He's in the Western Regional Jail.
His preliminary hearing is set for July 16.
Garner is accused of fatally shooting Donte Newsome around 3 a.m. Saturday morning in front of the dance club Fluid.
Chief Holbrook says this is an ongoing investigation. He says detectives think another person was also involved in the shooting.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.
SATURDAY STORY/UPDATES
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- WSAZ has confirmed that the victim of an early morning shooting was a former football player for Marshall University.
A detective with the Huntington Police Department tells us Donte Newsome died and two other people were injured after a shooting. It happened about 3 a.m. Saturday morning on 4th avenue right in front of the dance club Fluid.
Police tell us they are close to arresting a man in connection to the shootings.
Newsome was 25 years old. WSAZ sports reporter, John Mulvaney says Newsome played for Marshall in 2005. He also played for the Huntington Heroes. Newsome was a rookie this year (2007 season) on the Amarillo Dusters of the Arena Football League.
Friends of Newsome have started a group on Facebook.com in remembrance of him where you can add comments and view photos.
Cheif Skip Holbrook told us former Marshall player Curtis Keyes, 24, and Jerel Garner, 28 of Kanawha County, were the other victims. They do tell us their injuries don't appear to be life threatening.
If you have information that can help police they would like you to call. You don't have to give your name, just your information.
The number to call is: 304-696-5510.
We’ll keep you updated as information becomes available. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com.
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I am so sorry to hear about dolla he died at such a young age i really loved his music espically lets make a toast
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i arrived as it was happening, they were trying to inflict bodily harm to G. he was protecting hiself and his girlfriend. he is not a violent person, neither were they. Alcohol and bad judgement is to blame. But fr
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FOR GOD SAKES PEOPLE STOP PUTTING BLAME ON A CLUB AND PUT RESPONSIBILTY ON THE ONE'S WHO DID THIS. IT BURNS ME UP TO SEE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE ESTABLISHMENT SUCH AS FLUID AND DON'T TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER PLACE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN MORE CRIME. I DON'T HEAR ANYONE COMPLAINING ABOUT BW3....I CAN'T TAKE A DATE INTO BW3 WITHOUT HAVING SOME THUG ACTING A FOOL AND EVEN DEALING DRUGS FROM A BOOTH ACROSS FROM US. ENVY AND ICON HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT KILLS ME TO SEE THE REPORTER CAN BE SO JUDGEMENTAL AND SAY THAT THE SHOOTING IN FRONT OF THE COURT HOUSE A FEW MONTHS AGO WAS FLUIDS RESPONSIBILITY CAUSE IT WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM WHERE IT HAPPENED. BW3 IS JUST ACROSS THE STREET AND ENVY AND ICON ARE A HALF A BLOCK FROM THE COURT HOUSE.....MMMMMMM. I SEE A PATTERN HERE. WHEN IS THE NEWS GOING TO DO A STORY ON HOW THE MAYOR WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE RISING MURDERS AROUND TOWN DUE TO DRUGS OR HOW COME WE HAVN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT POOR GIRL THAT WAS MURDERED LAST DECEMBER.
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