Ex-UConn basketball player charged with murdering mother

A former college basketball subordinate has been arrested successful Florida and charged with the execution of his 51-year-old mother, who was recovered wrapped successful a broad successful the backyard of a Jacksonville home, constabulary said Tuesday. 

Eric Christopher Cobb, 28, was arrested and booked into the Duval County Jail and is facing 1 number of murder successful the 2nd degree aft constabulary accidental helium was caught attempting to fly a location wherever his parent appeared to person been fatally shot. 

Connecticut Huskies guardant Eric Cobb holds up his jersey and is honored earlier the crippled against the Temple Owls astatine Gampel Pavilion connected March 7, 2019. (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a "disturbing scene" successful the Mid-Westside country connected Monday wherever they discovered Erika Winford "unresponsive, wrapped successful a broad and towels successful the backyard" of the residence. 

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Law enforcement said Winford appeared to person suffered a gunshot coiled and was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Cobb was arrested soon aft portion attempting to fly the home, the sheriff’s bureau said. 

According to the CT Post, neighbors reported proceeding aggregate gunshots and a pistillate screaming connected the erstwhile night. The pursuing day, a person of the unfortunate came to the location to cheque connected her aft not being capable to get successful interaction with her. When she arrived astatine the home, she recovered ample areas of humor extracurricular the location and what appeared to beryllium a assemblage wrapped successful a blanket. 

Arizona Wildcats defender Dylan Smith (3) passes the shot against Connecticut Huskies guardant Eric Cobb (0) successful the 2nd fractional astatine XL Center connected Dec. 2, 2018. (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)

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"Your JSO volition enactment intimately with the State Attorney’s Office to question justness for Ms. Winford’s household successful the aftermath of this tragic crime," instrumentality enforcement said successful a quality release. 

Cobb played hoops astatine the University of Connecticut from 2017-2019. In his inferior year, helium had 5 starts successful 15 games, averaging 1.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. The pursuing year, helium appeared successful 32 games, averaging 3.7 points and 3.8 rebounds.

He antecedently played 1 play astatine South Carolina wherever helium appeared successful 24 games and averaged 1.1 points and 1.9 rebounds. 

Connecticut Huskies caput manager Dan Hurley talks with guardant Eric Cobb (0) arsenic they instrumentality connected the Cincinnati Bearcats successful the archetypal fractional astatine XL Center connected Feb. 24, 2019. (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)

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According to online records, Cobb remains successful custody awaiting trial.

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