Former Miami football player Glenn Sharpe arrested in connection with Georgia murder
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DECATUR, Ga. -- Former University of Miami football player Glenn Sharpe was arrested Thursday in Georgia and charged with murder, according to DeKalb County police.
A former NFL cornerback, Sharpe was accused of shooting and killing Christopher Galloway, 25, on Monday, according to reports.
Sharpe, 27, was arrested at his Lawrenceville, Ga., home. Dekalb County Sheriff's Office detained him after a warrant was issued.
He is being held at the DeKalb County Jail with no bond, according to jail records.
Both Sharpe and Galloway were inside the Landmark at Mountain View Apartments when the shooting occurred.
"Detectives believe an altercation inside the apartment prompted the shooting," said Mekka Parish, spokeswoman for DeKalb County police.
Galloway died from his injuries Tuesday at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Shenika Wilson, Galloway's girlfriend, was in the apartment at the time of the shooting. She heard four to five gunshots, according to reports.
Wilson declined comment.
According to reports, Sharpe knocked on her apartment door wearing a "black hat, black jacket, tan shirt and black shoes."
Wilson opened the door and Sharpe "struck her in the face and pushed her." Wilson let Galloway know Sharpe was at the door and Galloway came from the back of the apartment and began to "fight," according to reports.
Sharpe and Wilson exchanged words when Sharpe "took out a black handgun from his side and began shooting into the apartment."
Witnesses at the apartment complex said they saw Sharpe run down the stairs and get into his Florida-tagged black Mercury.
"We do not know the relationship between the two men and the woman," said Adrion Bell, spokesman for the Dekalb County Sheriff's Office. "We arrived at his residence, and he came along peacefully."
Reports said the incident was not drug related. In 2010, Sharpe was charged with drug possession in Georgia.
Sharpe jump-started his football career at Carol City High School in 2001. The following year he received a football scholarship and became a cornerback for the University of Miami.
His most infamous play was being called out for a pass-interference in the national championship game in 2003 against Ohio State at the Fiesta Bowl.
That pass prevented the Hurricanes from completing back-to-back national championships and undefeated seasons.
Other than that, Sharpe endured an injury-plagued career at Miami with hamstring problems.
In 2008, Sharpe was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons.
Two years later, Sharpe signed with the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. He won a Super Bowl ring when the Saints defeated the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV; he was a practice squad member. He currently is not playing.
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