Former College of Connecticut males’s basketball participant Eric Cobb has been arrested in Florida and charged with murdering his mom.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned Tuesday that Cobb, 28, is at the moment in custody at Duval County Jail and charged with second-degree homicide.
Officers mentioned he was arrested after Erika Winford, 51, was discovered unresponsive of their yard whereas wrapped in a blanket and towels early Tuesday morning. She’d been shot and was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Police responded to the residence round 8:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 name from considered one of Winford’s mates. The buddy mentioned she went to the home to examine on Winford after being unable to achieve her by cellphone, and located blood and what gave the impression to be a physique wrapped in blankets exterior the house.
Two witnesses later reported listening to a girl screaming “he’s going to kill me” on Monday evening earlier than listening to gunshots, however neither known as 911 on the time.
The 6-foot-9 Cobb, a Jacksonville native, performed ahead for UConn between 2017 and 2019, following one season on the College of South Carolina. Various behavioral points reportedly contributed to Cobb transferring from South Carolina to UConn, in line with Greenwich Time.
In accordance with his UConn bio, he has an older sister and youthful brother.
