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Thomas Johnson, Former Texas A&M WR, to Be Charged with Murder

Authorities in Dallas have arrested Thomas Linze Johnson, a former member of the Texas A&M football team, on suspicion of murder after he allegedly stabbed a jogger to death Monday morning, per Tristan Hallman of the Dallas Morning News.

Hallman posted a photo of the crime scene:

Police still out at crime scene on White Rock Creek trail. Several layers of tape out here. pic.twitter.com/gZqSEVOssU

— Tristan Hallman (@TristanHallman) October 12, 2015

"It appears that Mr. Johnson picked this victim at random. It's absolutely random," said Dallas police Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin in a press conference, per Jeff Smith and Frank Heinz of NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth.