Father charged with murder of local football star faces judge today

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Police merchandise details successful decease of erstwhile UCF shot prima Otis Anderson Jr.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A antheral accused successful the shooting decease of his son, erstwhile University of Central Florida and University Christian shot prima Otis Anderson Jr., volition look a justice Tuesday morning.

Otis Anderson Sr. volition beryllium arraigned astatine 9 a.m.

He is accused of shooting and sidesplitting his lad during a household statement astatine his Northside location connected Nov. 29. According to reports, the statement stemmed from a canine bite.

Anderson Sr. told detectives helium had the close to support himself erstwhile an statement implicit his son’s girlfriend’s canine led to an altercation astatine his home, according to tribunal records.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers were dispatched to the location successful the Forest Trails country connected Jacksonville’s Northside wherever they recovered Anderson Jr. suffering from a gunshot coiled to his chest. Investigators said a 2nd idiosyncratic — identified arsenic Anderson Jr.’s mother, Denise Anderson — was suffering from aggregate graze wounds and was hospitalized.

Anderson Jr., 23, died astatine the scene. Police said his parent was aboriginal discharged from the hospital.

Central Florida's Otis Anderson (2) returns a punt for a agelong touchdown against Pittsburgh during an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, successful Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Denise Anderson told constabulary that her husband, Otis Anderson Sr., was bitten by their son’s girlfriend’s dog. She said that it made Anderson Sr., who was bleeding passim the house, upset and that erstwhile their son, Anderson Jr., came downstairs to spot what happened, an statement started.

Denise Anderson told constabulary that Anderson Jr. was told to spell backmost upstairs and that she and Anderson Sr. continued an argument. She said her hubby flipped the downstairs recliner, which led to her lad coming backmost downstairs.

According to a little redacted apprehension study for Anderson Sr. that News4JAX recovered Wednesday successful Duval County tribunal records, Denise Anderson told investigators that her lad and hubby got into different statement and looked arsenic though they were going to fight. The study said the “pushing match” was breached up and past Anderson Sr. went into the store to get a handgun earlier Anderson Jr. and Anderson Sr. met backmost wrong the kitchen.

According to that report, Denise Anderson heard a “pow” and her lad say, “you changeable me.” She said she picked up a Swiffer and started hitting Anderson Sr. with it, not realizing she had been grazed herself, the study states.

When helium was questioned by JSO downtown, according to the report, Anderson Sr. said his lad “charged astatine him” and helium had nary recollection of getting into a carnal altercation. The study states helium besides said helium had nary recollection of shooting astatine his woman and claimed she indispensable person gotten successful betwixt him and their son. He told detectives that Anderson Jr. had ne'er disrespected him earlier and that if helium had to bash it each over, helium would “take the achromatic eye,” the study states.

Anderson Sr. ne'er said that his lad was equipped oregon that helium was successful fearfulness of his beingness but repeated respective times helium had the close to support himself, the study states.

Anderson Sr., 52, was booked into the Duval County jailhouse connected charges of execution and attempted murder.

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