O.T. - Former Nebraska RB Lawrence Phillips accused of murdering cellmate.

[Panther Parrothead]

From the Associated Press:


FRESNO, Calif. -- Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips is suspected of killing his cellmate in a Central California prison, officials said Monday.
Phillips' cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison was found lifeless early Saturday and later pronounced dead, prison spokesman Lt. Marshall Denning said in a statement.

Lawrence Phillips was once one of the nation's top college football players at Nebraska. USA TODAY Sports
Phillips, 39, was once one of the nation's top college football players at Nebraska. He played for the St. Louis Rams, until being released in 1997 for insubordination. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers.
Phillips is serving a sentence of more than 31 years. He was convicted of twice choking his girlfriend in 2005 in San Diego and later that year of driving his car into three teens after a pickup football game in Los Angeles. It wasn't clear whether Phillips has an attorney.
He is suspected of killing Damion Soward, a 37-year-old inmate from San Bernardino County serving 82 years to life for a first-degree murder conviction.
Prison officials said they suspect a second inmate at the prison of also killing his cellmate. It's unclear whether the two are related.
John Munoz, a 24-year-old sentenced to 42 years for sexual battery and other charges in Los Angeles County, is suspected of killing his cellmate, 41-year-old Rattanak Kim, who was serving a sentence of 35 years to life for conspiracy to commit murder in San Diego County.
Prison officials are investigating both deaths along with the Kern County Coroner and Kern County District Attorney, prison officials said.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12685376/lawrence-phillips-former-nfl-running-back-suspected-killing-prison-cellmate

 

[OH Pete]

For being so awful, this might not be a bad thing

First, it gets rid of a first degree murderer and second, Lawrence ensured that he'll never ever taste freedom again, which is a good thing. So in a twisted sort of way, this could be a win/win for society.

 

[pittmeister]

Was his cell mate snoring???

 

[Perrypanther]

Re: For being so awful, this might not be a bad thing

Well, I think that you are half right anyway.

 

[LeftCoastPanther]

The Phillips pick and the subsequent Bettis trade proves the theory regardless of how many years someone works in football, terrible, terrible decisions could still be made by so-called smart people. The Heisman winning running back was still on the board and the Rams try to act real clever by drafting a guy who was an extremely bad dude in college.

 

[wbrpanther]

Well I guess he won't be getting out on good behavior.

 

[upj87]

Wow, that is his first killing since he had Steve Young's career whacked by that missed block...

 

[Saboteur]

Where's the pontificating Tom Osborn when you really need him?