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THE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: LSU running back JT Lindsey turns himself in to jail, officials confirm

1 hour 40 minutes 37 seconds ago Friday, August 08 2025 Aug 8, 2025 August 08, 2025 2:52 PM August 08, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - LSU running back JT Lindsey turned himself in to police custody Friday afternoon, officials confirmed to WBRZ.

Jail records indicate Lindsey was arrested for accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. He is a freshman and a former four-star recruit. 

Arrest documents said two people out of Alexandria, Shemell Jacobs and Keldrick Jordan, were suspects in a shooting death in May. Both him and Jordan were residing in Lindsey's apartment at Riverbend Hall, and Jacobs had Lindsey's LSU ID on him.

Investigators also said an associate of Lindsey was told by Lindsey that he knew they were wanted for murder.

Lindsey's attorney, Kris Perret, said Lindsey "is adamant that he is innocent of any alleged criminal misconduct and any allegations of wrongdoing against him," and that he was "unaware that the individuals arrested had committed any crimes, or that they had been accused of any crimes, or that they were wanted by the police for questioning when he allowed them to stay at his apartment."

"There are no allegations that JT Lindsey was in anyway involved in, or in any way connected to the alleged crimes of the arrested individuals," Perret said.

WBRZ captured Lindsey being escorted to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison around 3:30 p.m.

LSU Athletics and school officials confirmed they are aware of the arrest and didn't have any comment "out of respect for the legal process."

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