A former New Jersey college star who played basketball at Rutgers University was arrested for allegedly killing an employee at a popular nightclub in Mexico, according to a report.
Logan Kelley, 26, is accused of sneaking up behind 19-year-old Isis Atalia Montoya and cutting his neck with a 10 to 15-inch folding knife at the Adelita Bar in North Tijuana on Wednesday, San reported. Diego Union-Tribune.
Tijuana police arrested Kelley after security guards arrested him at the bar. Montoya – Adelita employee – died on the spot. The police also recovered the murder weapon.
The establishment calls itself “the most traditional and famous men’s club in Tijuana since 1962” on social media.
Local Mexican media reported that Kelley allegedly killed Montoya – a married mother of a 3-year-old boy – in the corridor of an adjacent motel, which works in conjunction with the nightclub.
The murder was captured on video.
A man who appears to be Kelley wearing a face mask walks behind Montoya, puts his arm around her neck, stabs her and throws her to the floor before fleeing, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The killer was chased by security guards while the woman struggled on the floor, according to the video.
Kelley of Mountain Side played three games for Rutgers University during the 2012-13 season before moving to the University of Montevallo in Alabama, where he also played basketball.
A State Department spokesman told the Union-Tribune that he was aware of the case.