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Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Yahoo
Grand jury indicts suspect after MNPD investigation into 2024 fatal shooting
A Davidson County grand jury has indicted 21-year-old James Johnson following an investigation into a slaying last year at an apartment complex along Harding Place, Metro Nashville Police Department said in a news release. Johnson faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Marcus Martin. Martin was returning to the apartment complex on July 27, 2024, when shots were fired at him while in his Nissan Altima. Police said the car crashed into a tree and came to rest in a driveway. Nashville police said robbery is a possible motive. Johnson was already in jail at the time of the indictment. He faces charges of attempted criminal homicide in two other cases related to a shooting in Hermitage last year and a car crash and shooting on Briley Parkway in 2023. Bond in the latest case was set at $5 million. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Grand jury indicts suspect in 2024 fatal shooting of 41-year-old
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
USC football countdown to kickoff continues—Marcus Martin in focus
The countdown to USC's 2025 football season is officially on! The Trojans kick off their new campaign 66 days from today. You need something to help you while away the days and hours in the spring and summer. This is one way to do so. In this new series, countdown to kickoff, we will be counting down the days by highlighting a notable Trojan who wore each number. Today, we take a look at former USC offensive lineman Marcus Martin. Position: Offensive line Years played at USC: 2011-2013 Career highlights: Martin earned USC's starting left guard job as a true freshman in 2011. After two seasons starting at the position, he moved to center following the departure of Khaled Holmes in 2013. As the Trojans' starting center his junior year, Martin was named a team captain and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors. After USC: Following his junior season, Martin declared for the 2014 NFL draft, where the San Francisco 49ers selected him in the third round. He would go on to spend seven years in the league, including stints with six different teams. Martin's last stint on an NFL active roster came with the New England Patriots in 2020.
