Former University of Florida safety Earl Antonio 'Tony' Joiner has been arrested and charged in the 2016 killing his wife, authorities say.
A former University of Florida football player, Earl Antonio"Tony" Joiner, has been arrested and charged with killing his wife in a case dating to 2016, police said.
A former safety at Florida under then-Coach Urban Meyer, Joiner was arrested Saturday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of wife Heyzel Obando, the Fort Myers Police Department said in a statement. The body of Joiner's 26-year-old wife was discovered in an apartment on Feb. 14, 2016. Joiner played as a safety for Florida from 2004 to 2007 and was part of the team that defeated Ohio State for the BCS national championship in January 2007 to cap his junior year. He also was a onetime captain of the team.
Fort Myers Police said in the statement released on social media that investigators had worked closely with the state's attorney's office and with the Oxygen Television series"Cold Justice" on the case. The statement added that Joiner was taken into custody Saturday in Lake Wales in central Florida in a coordinate effort with the Lake Wales Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
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