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Sacramento HS football coach arrested for attempted murder

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Damond Talbot
June 21, 2019

Former Sacramento Mountain Lions linebacker Lamont Providence was arrested for attempted murder

A man who coached for the Foothill High School football team is behind bars in Sacramento County, facing a charge of murder, according to Marissa Perlman of CBS Sacramento.

The 38-year-old Lamont Edward Providence was arrested on Wednesday for one count of felony murder and one count of felony attempted murder.

Statement from @TwinRiversUSD about a football coach accused of murder: “We were shocked when we learned that an individual who coached a Foothill High School football team during the 2018-2019 school year had been arrested for felony murder and attempted murder.” @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/y533INLPFY
— Marissa Perlman (@MPerlmanNews) June 21, 2019

In a Friday court hearing, it was revealed that the case Providence is being linked to is a May 19 homicide in the South Natomas area. Providence is being charged alongside six codefendants, per the report.

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