Rutgers dismisses LB accused of attempted double-murder
Izaia Bullock, 22, a junior linebacker at Rutgers, has been accused of attempting to murder of two members of a friend’s family.
Police have charged Izaia Bullock with “two counts of first-degree attempted murder. Additionally, two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder,†per Joe Brandt of NJ.com.
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In a statement Tuesday, per Brandt, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Rutgers police chief Kenneth Cop announced the arrest of Bullock and said the charges came after determining that, “Bullock initiated a plot to murder the family members of an acquaintance.â€
However, the two alleged victims were not harmed.
Brandt also reports that Bullock has been dismissed by the Rutgers’ football team.
