Yet another player on the 2007 Florida Gators team has been embroiled in a murder investigation.
Former Florida Gators safety Tony Joiner found himself in handcuffs on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder for the killing of his wife in 2016, according to the News-Press.
The death of Heyzel Obando had remained an unsolved case for three years when she met her untimely demise on on Valentine’s Day in 2016. Obando’s death had been ruled a homicide two months after her body was recovered.
News-Press uncovered court records that show Joiner had been arrested twice for beating Obando.
The mother of a Fort Myers woman who was killed had this to say to News-Press:
“As a mother, I understand the pain his mother is going through,” Isabel Martinez said. “But as a mother, no one is going to take my pain away.
“Now that he is arrested, I hope he feels the weight of the law.”
Joiner played safety at Florida from 2004-07 and is now the second player from Urban Meyer’s 2007 Florida squad to be arrested and charged with murder, joining former Gators tight end Aaron Hernandez.
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Isabel Martinez was granted permanent guardianship of Obando’s two daughters, ages 3 and 6.
