| Jaguar shooting suspect attends pretrial hearing |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -A man accused of shooting Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier 14 times appeared Monday at a pretrial hearing, only to have another pretrial hearing set next week. At the brief hearing, Assistant Public Defender Ann Finnell, who is representing Tyrone Romaroo Hartsfied, asked for a hearing on a motion she had filed seeking addresses of Collier and several other witnesses. Duval Circuit Judge Hugh Carithers scheduled a Dec. 11 hearing. Hartsfield is charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon for the Sept. 2 shooting that resulted in Collier's paralysis and the amputation of his left leg below the knee. Collier was in the hospital for more than a month and was released in mid-October. re the shooting occurred. Another former Jaguar player in Collier's Cadillac was not injured in the shooting. Hartsfield pleaded not guilty last month to charges of attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is being held without bond in the Duval County Jail. |
