the three people arrested, john lomax iii. he is charded with murder and conspiracy to commit assault. also arrested hakim muhammed and jamal todd. he pulled the fire alarm. so was he in on this as well? joining us to talk about it, david owens, reporters for the "hartford current," mike brooks, defense attorney jennifer bonjing. cory bell, the director of football operations for miami university. cory, you were jasper's high school coach. and cory, let's start with you as we want to -- we'll get into the investigation a minute. as we look at that smiling face, just a young man described as a great young man. what can you tell us about him? what was jasper like? >> jasper was a very reputable young man, very responsible, very coachable. a kid looking for insight, new ideas, to find ways to get better, to better his situation. so any time you get a kid like that you pretty much want to pour your heart into him and give him the information he needs to survive. >> it had to break your heart when you heard of his death. didn't it?

they are not uconn students. 21-year-old john lomax, john william lomax iii is being held on a $2 million bond. jasper howard was stabbed in the stomach outside the student union during a dance. lomax's lawyer says he was trying to break up a fight and not involved in the stabbing. cops have arrested two others in connection to the case, all three are expected in court today. >>> chiefs running back larry johnson issued an apology, and he was told to stay away from the team while it investigates his use of gay slurs. a guy rights advocacy group was pleased with the policy but wants more disciplinary action. it was reported johnson used the slur attacking a twitter follower and again with the media on monday. you like jewelry? you like bling? get a look at this. the lakers started their nba season getting their championship rings. oh, my goodness. that thing is not going to make it through a metal detector. look at that. their 15th championship. their newest laker ron artest sporting a new do. the chinese symbol on one side and the lakers "l" on the other. they beat the clippers. >>> and t

his name is john william lomax. he was arrest this had morning. he's charged with murder and conspiracy to commit assault. his bond was set at $2 million. his lawyer says lomax wasn't there when the argument started and was simply trying to break up a fight. at a news conference this afternoon, state police talked about the two other arrests. >> the second individual is hakeem hakeem hakeem hakeem hakeem mohammed age 20, also of bloomfield, connecticut. he's been charged with conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree felony and he is being held on $750,000 bond. additionally, the following individual has been charged with pulling the fire alarm which preceded the altercation. jamal todd, age 21, of hartford, connecticut, has been charged with falsely reporting an incident, a felony and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. >> 20-year-old jasper howard was stabbed to death outside the campus student union building on october 18th. >>> this next story is pretty hard to believe. police say more than a dozen people simply watched as a 15-year-o

that's john will lam lomax iii.eral witnesses can identify him as the man who fatally stabbed howard. four men arrested for their role in the murder. muhammad was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit assault. none of the four suspects is a student at the the university of connecticut. howard was stabbed to death october 18th during a fight outside a campus dance. the entire yukon football team went dune own to florida to att his funeral. >>> cops arrested three more people in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old california girl outside her homecoming dance. the latest arrests include a 21-year-old man and two teens. five people in custody in the saturday attack in a high crime area of richmond california in north bay, north san francisco bay area. investigators say the victim was drinking with other kids in a courtyard when she was attacked and perhaps ten people assaulted a girl repeatedly for two and a half hours in a dimly lit area. a school board member says the school should have been more dilig

they have charged 21-year-old john william lomax.is lawyer says he was trying to break up the fight and was not involved. two others have also been arrested. >>> the nba season's started. you like jewelry? lakers got their championship rings. look at the size of that thing. and then there's ron artest. what's up with that hair style? we are told it was the chinese symbol for hero. kobe and the lakers took the clippers. >>> other news out of the l.a., dodgers owner and the divorce is getting nastier. after frank fired her, she's headed to court. if not rehired, she wants about 500 grand a month in living expenses. that included money for -- there's a lot of tv cameras there and you've got to look good. >>> lastly, philadelphia police say a woman posted an ad on craigs list offering sex for tickets. well, two undercover agents say they met her in a bar where she offered to take care of both of them. she was charged with a misdemeanor count of prostitution. no offense to her, i would have kept the tickets. >> thank you. >>> an elderly b

john william lomax iii is being held on $2 million bail.e been arrested for their different roles in howard's murder. not a single one of them is a student at the university of connecticut. howard stabbed to death october 18th during a fight just outside of a dance on campus. the entire uconn football team of course, attended his funeral monday in miami. >>> after several delays of low-hanging clouds nasa finally launched its first ares 1-x rocket. it took off from kennedy space center just about 30 minutes ago. here are those pictures. nasa is hoping this rocket will eventually replace its shuttle fleet and help a future missions to the the international space station. the ares is also part of nasa's plan to return to the moon and possibly even mars. >>> tennis legend andre agassi making a stunning confession. he once used crystal meth during the heyday of his career and lied about it. confession coming in a new auto biography. agassi details in 1997 incident this way. he says his game was declining, having doubts about his impending marri

lomax iii, age 21, of bloomfield, connecticut on the charge of murder and the second charge of conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree. >>> breaking news in the case of 9-year-old elizabeth olten, who was found murdered in a heavily wooded area behind her home. multiple reports say the teen suspect arrested in the murder of elizabeth is a 15-year-old girl. police say the teen suspect led them to elizabeth's body -- >> if she's eligible for what we call dual jurisdiction, if she is eligible for do youal jurisdiction she would be transferred to the temporary custody division of youth services where they would provide her treatment and services. >> treatment? this is a 15-year-old girl. when that speaker was referring to dual jurisdiction, she's talking about this child would be treated as a juvenile, which means even if she got the max she could walk free in six years at age 21, or will she be treated as an adult? rupa, when will that decision be made? she going to be bound over to be treated as an adult? >> this decision's going to be made on november 18th. this is the certificati

lomax iii, age 21, of bloomfield, connecticut, on the charge of murder and the second charge of conspiracyult in the first degree. >>> breaking news in the case of 9-year-old elizabeth olten, who was found murdered in a heavily wooded area behind her home. multiple reports say the teen suspect arrested in the murder of elizabeth is a 15-year-old girl. police say the teen suspect led them to elizabeth's body -- >> if she's eligible for what we call dual jurisdiction, if she is eligible for dual jurisdiction she would be transferred to the temporary custody division of youth services where they would provide her treatment and services. >> treatment? this is a 15-year-old girl. when that speaker was referring to dual jurisdiction, she's talking about this child could be treated as a juvenile, which means even if she got the max, she could walk free in six years at age 21, or will she be treated as an adult? rupa, when will that decision be made? she going to be bound over to be treated as an adult? >> this decision's going to be made on november 18th. this is the certification hearing. tomorr

defense attorney darin freeman says his client john william lomax, was taken into custody this morning. to remind you what happened 20-year-old jasper howard was stabbed to death outside the student union building on campus back on october 18th. police are holding a news conference in about a half hour to discuss all of the latest developments. we will bring that to you live. again, an arrest has been made. >>> also, an entire north florida community comes together to say good-bye to somer thompson. the funeral for the 7-year-old that's happening right now. followed by a procession to the cemetery where family and friends will have a private grave side service. more than 1,500 people filed past somer's casket during a viewing that happened yesterday and included those who knew the little girl some who didn't but really feel for this family. for parents with kids, this loss hit too close to home. >> we don't know her personally but our heart knows her as a parent and that's what tears our hearts out. >> feels like weren't of ours. >> we thought it would be a nice thing to come pay respe