A former Clemson player has been arrested in connection with the murder of two women in Rome, Ga. According to a report FOX5 Atlanta, former Clemson safety and special teams player Desmond Brown was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer.
The report states that the bodies of Vanita Richardson, 19, and Clarice Campbell, 30, were found on the bank of the Etowah River under the East Rome Bypass. The manner of death has been determined to be homicide.
On Monday, the 28-year old Brown was arrested for his misdemeanor charge. One day later, Devin Watts, 36, was arrested and charged with “theft of receiving stolen property; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.”
With both Brown and Watts in custody, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still investigating the double-homicide.
Brown was a member of Clemson’s 2010 signing class, and he was a three-star recruit and the No. 45 safety in that recruiting cycle. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Brown did see some playing time in the form of a special teams role player. However, the Centre, Ala. native was dismissed by the Tigers in November of that season for a violation of team rules. From there, he would go on to play for the West Alabama Tigers.