Three years ago, Thomas Johnson was a wide receiver at Texas A&M with all the potential in the world. He actually caught passes from Johnny Manziel during his brief time in College Station, Texas. But after helping lead the Aggies to a 29-24 win over Alabama in 2012, he disappeared for a few days and, while he eventually turned up a short time later, he left A&M for good and never played college football again.
Today, Johnson is sitting behind bars after allegedly attacking and killing a man who was jogging at a park in Dallas on Monday. According to Dallas police, Johnson randomly attacked the jogger on the White Rock Creek Trail with a “large-edged weapon” and killed him.
“It appears Mr. Johnson picked this victim at random. Absolutely random,” Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin told The Dallas Morning News. “He just attacked him…It’s just very unusual. It’s quite shocking.”
Sherwin added that Johnson was the one who called 911 after killing the man to report what had happened. He later admitted to killing him. The man has not yet been identified.
Johnson is going to be charged with murder. Stay tuned for additional details.
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[via The Dallas Morning News]
