Former Ram, Dolphin- Lawrence Phillips found dead

[gafin]

Lawrence Phillips, the former football star facing murder charges, was found dead early Wednesday at Kern Valley State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton told USA TODAY Sports.

The death is being investigated as a suspected suicide, according to press release from the department.

Phillips, 40, was facing the possible death penalty in the alleged murder of his former cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison.

Tony Zane, who coached Phillips at Baldwin Park High School in Southern California, said he received a letter from Phillips about a month ago and there was no indication Phillips was suicidal.

"It had nothing indicating anything like this,'' Zane told USA TODAY Sports. "He was talking about the fact that his mom had gotten him an attorney.''

Phillips' former cellmate, Damion Soward, was found unresponsive April 11 in the cell the men shared and died as a result of strangulation, according to a coroner’s report. What was believed to be blood was found on Soward, Phillips’ white T-shirt and on several items, including the two T-shirts, pill bottles, a folder and a bag, according to the incident report.

Long sad story.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/01/13/lawrence-phillips-death-prison/78742058/

 

[elite14eva]

miko's fault

 

[DuderinoN703]

Sucks to hear but it isn't a huge surprise.

 

[xXwarXx]

Sad life, he was insanely good. Probably had the ability to be one of the best ever, he could do it all.

 

[Finland]

Lawrence Phillips Dead

The tragic life of Lawrence Phillips has come to a tragic end. He was found unresponsive in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison early Wednesday morning. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Phillips was 40. Prison officials are investigating the death as a possible suicide.
Phillips was facing the death penalty after being accused of murdering his cellmate in 2013. Phillips was initially incarcerated in 2008, when he was sentenced to over 31 years in prison after being convicted of "inflicting great bodily injury involving domestic violence, corporal injury to a spouse, false imprisonment and vehicle theft."

 

[MD]

The end to a very talented but very troubled life.


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[NY8123]

I feel bad for his family but this is not shocking at all to me, he was a very troubled man. It is a shame since he had so much potential in his life to throw it all a way.

 

[Bob512]

I feel bad for his family but this is not shocking at all to me, he was a very troubled man. It is a shame since he had so much potential in his life to throw it all a way.

Yes.....a lot of bad choices by Phillips and a lot of talent thrown away. A sad story for all involved.

 

[AphexPhin]

good riddance

 

[Wishfishin]

Good for the taxpayers.

 

[Namor]

Cecil Collins did it..

 

[dolphindan]

Sad end to an awful human being

 

[royalshank]

Dick Vermeil showed him a lot of compassion in even drafting him. What a sad story.

 

[Dr. Phin]

Good...

And any of you politically correct folks can jump in a lake. He guy was a killer...he deserved to die...period.

 

[tylerdolphin]

Good...

And any of you politically correct folks can jump in a lake. He guy was a killer...he deserved to die...period.

He was a killer and he deserved to answer for that. Your actions are yours and you have to own them at the end of the day regardless.

That said, I think it takes a pretty myopic person to look at a guy who used to literally get pissed on by the guy banging his crackhead mom and not feel a tinge of empathy for the fact that he never really had all that much of a chance of being normal. Dude wasnt fit for society, but when you read about his upbringing its very easy to see how he got so ****ed in the head. Makes me appreciate how I grew up and my parents for sure.