MIAMI (SNN-TV) – Earlier today, Florida police arrested the teammate of star University of Miami football player Bryan Pata, who was gunned down 15 years ago.
Rashaun Jones, a 35-year-old former Hurricanes defensive back, was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of Pata’s November 7th, 2006 slaying, according to Miami-Dade police.
Pata, a Miami native and star defensive lineman, was shot outside his apartment in Kendall, Florida. Pata’s unsolved murder has hung over the famed football program and has been the subject of years-long speculation in South Florida.
It’s not immediately clear whether there was a court date scheduled for Jones.