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3 sentenced to more than 100 years for killing an ex-Indiana University football player

A judge has sentenced three people to more than 100 years each in prison for the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down during unrest following George Floyd's murder INDIANAPOLIS -- A judge Wednesday sentenced three people to more than 100 years each in prison for the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University Football player who was gunned down during unrest following George Floyd's murder. Marcus Anderson and Alijah Jones each were sentenced to 164 years in prison and Nakeyah Shields received a 108-year sentence in the May 2020 shooting death of Business man Chris Beaty. Anderson and Jones also were convicted of eight counts of armed robbery and Shields of seven robbery counts. All three have said they plan to appeal their convictions. Beaty, 38, was shot and killed May 30, 2020, in Indianapolis as he walked through an alley near his apartment building during violence that followed protests over Floyd’s death in Minneapoli...

Police searching for former NFL player Sergio Brown after mother was found dead

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Investigators are searching for former NFL safety Sergio Brown after they discovered his mother's body when family members reported both of them missing. Police in the Chicago suburbs are searching for former NFL player Sergio Brown after discovering his mother 's dead body following a call from family who reported both missing this weekend. Family members contacted the Maywood Police Department Saturday after they said they couldn't locate Brown, 35, or his mother, Myrtle Brown, 73, the department said. Sergio Brown of the Jacksonville Jaguars helps to coach a team of local school children during the NFL Launch of the Play 60 scheme at the Black Prince Community Hub, July 15, 2015, in London. Dan Mullan/Getty Images Investigators conducted two searches and eventually found Myrtle Brown's body near a creek adjacent to her residence in Maywood, Illinois later that day, police allege. The matriarch's death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examin...