In what has been termed as a suicide by the California Policr authorities, Former American football star Lawrence Phillips, who was a a star college running back at Nebraska in the mid-1990s has been found dead in a case of suspected suicide in his jail cell.
Prison Guards at Kern Valley State Prison found the 40-year-old unresponsive in his cell shortly aftermidnight on Wednesday Jan. 13th. He was later pronounced dead at about1.30am.
His family has however rejected the notion that he committed suicide.Phillips was serving a 31 year sentence initially for choking his girlfriend and also in April,he was alleged to have killed his cell mate.
He was apparently a troubled person.May his soul found peace.
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