A former Rutgers football walk-on player was charged with an attempted double murder after university officials followed protocol and reported concerns to law enforcement, according to five individuals with knowledge of the situation.
Izaia Bullock, 22, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder Tuesday after he "initiated a plot to murder the family members of an acquaintance," the previous day, according to a statement from Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Rutgers Police Chief Kenneth Cop.
According to the five people either inside the Rutgers football program or close to Bullock, who were all granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter, Bullock was distraught after a breakup with a girlfriend following a lengthy relationship.