Virginia Tech linebacker Isi Etute was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday and is being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail, the Blacksburg, Va., police department announced in a statement.
Police responded to a welfare check at 119 N. Main St. in Blacksburg on Tuesday where they discovered the body of Jerry Smith, 40, whose death was ruled a homicide. Police said Etute and Smith were "acquaintances" and identified Smith as a person of interest before eventually charging him.
Following the statement, Virginia Tech announced that Etute was suspended from the football team effective immediately.