College football player Isimemen Etute acquitted of murdering transgender man enters the transfer portal
Isimemen Etute has had a pretty rough couple of months. He has been on trial fighting for his freedom, after he was indicted for the murder of a 40-year-old man named Jerry Smith.
The case was pretty serious because Smith lost his life. Etute was on trial for murdering Smith after finding out that the lady he met on Tindr was not a lady. Etute was under the assumption that he was meeting with a lady named Angie.
Etute reportedly punched and kicked the transgender man and he would later die from the injuries.
As he testified, Etute said he returned to Smith’s apartment with two teammates to confront him on May 31, 2021. The two teammates never went inside the apartment but Etute said while inside the apartment, something didn’t feel right. That when he said he pulled back a hoodie and realized Smith was a man.
The former football player said he was in shock, and testified he thought Smith tried to reach for something, believing it was a gun at the time. On the stand, Etute said he feared for his life, so he started to hit Smith and then left.
Etute posted on his Twitter that he is entering the transfer portal.
Etute is a very good linebacker, and can help a program. Etute will be able to enroll at a new school this fall and begin playing immediately.
The biggest question is will a team look past the fact that he was just arrested and charged with second degree murder on June 1st. If they can look past the event then he should get a shot.
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