Charges Brought in Collier Shooting

((HT: Firstcoastnews WTLV/WJXX- Jacksonville))

There has been an arrest in the shooting of Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Reggie Collier. Saturday evening 32-year-old Tyrone Romaro Hartsfield was taken in to custody and was scheduled for his inital court appearance Sunday.

Police followed leads from witnesses and tracked Hartsfield's cell phone data to catch up with him.

Undersheriff Frank Mackesy says JSO treated this investigation like any other but all the attention did bring in tips that helped police.

"It will all come out in the right time, right now is not the right time but what I will say is that some of the Crime Stoppers tips that did come in, paralleled the information we already had in the investigation," Mackesy said.

The September 2nd shooting left Collier paralyzed from the waist down. He also lost part of his leg below the knee due to an infection.

From Gary Detmer's article on firstcoastnews.com

"...after the shooting, police started looking into that April fight. Last week Hartsfield told our news partner, The Florida Times-Union, that he wasn't involved in the shooting. "I wouldn't dare go after no one," Hartsfield said.

Hartsfield has a lengthy criminal history, including numerous drug and weapons charges. He was found guilty of Battery on a School Board Employee. He was also charged with Aggravated Battery on a Pregnant Woman, but charges were later dropped.

Hartsfield was booked into the Duval County Jail, where he remains with no bond."

First Coast's Ashley Coleman was present for Hartsfield's court appearance. She reports that the hearing lasted less than a minute, and that Hartsfield is being appointed a public defender. One of Hartsfield's family members told First Coast that Hartsfield was being "falsely accused."

CBS47's coverage is below...