OMAHA — Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins was arrested Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after a shooting left one person dead and another seriously wounded, police confirmed.
Collins is in police custody and faces murder charges, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said.
Police also arrested Karnell Burton, 20, on suspicion of criminal homicide, attempted first-degree murder, and weapons charges. And an arrest warrant was issued for Ahmad Johnson, 21.
Collins and Johnson face first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and felony weapons charges, Kleine said.
Timothy Thomas was killed about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday during a drug deal in a midtown Omaha neighborhood, authorities said. Around the same time, a white SUV hit several cars nearby. Police found Marshall Turner — who had been hit by gunfire — inside. He was in critical condition Wednesday at an Omaha hospital.
Collins, 29, played for the Cornhuskers from 2000-02. He quit the team after being suspended four games for an undisclosed NCAA rules violation and he has had a string of run-ins with the law since.
Footnotes.
Kentucky will be without linebacker Micah Johnson and defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin on Saturday against Western Kentucky because of sprained ankles.
• Maurice Leon Simmons, a Southern California recruit, has been sentenced to four years in prison for robbing a man at gunpoint in Compton, Calif.
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