Bond Set In USM Player Shooting

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Bond has been set at $3 million for Travis Brown who has been charged in the shooting of three University of Southern Mississippi football players back on the 14th.

The Hattiesburg American newspaper reports Brown appeared before Forrest County ((MS)) Justice Court Judge Vanessa Jones who set bond at $1 million on each of three counts of aggravated assault.

Three other people are charged as accessories in the case.

Martez Smith, Tim Green and Deddrick Jones were shot outside a Hattiesburg bar after a night of celebrating their win over 25th-ranked Central Florida. The shooting left Smith paralyzed from the waist down.

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Arrests in Shooting of Southern Mississippi Players....

Martez Smith/Courtesy: hattiesburgamerican.com

There is good news in this story and there is bad news in this story.

For those who haven't been caught up, 3 University of Southern Mississippi football players were shot during an altercation at a Hattiesburg area nightclub early Sunday morning.

The three players are all in the hospital. Senior Linebacker Martez Smith, according to reports, is paralyzed from his wounds. The other two players, junior Tim Green and junior Deddrick Jones are still in fail condition at Forest General Hospital.

Travis Brown/Courtesy:hattiesburgamerican.com

Investigators having been looking for the shooter since the incident happened.

They've already arrested two people, Patricia Brown and Cleothus Wilkerson on Monday and charged them with being an accessory to an aggravated assault.

Now this from the Hattiesburg American. They've arrested the gunman, 29-year old Travis Brown.

Read more from the American RIGHT HERE

Here is a poorly shot press conference announcing the initial arrests and the B.O.L.O for Travis Brown: