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Oregon Ducks signee Luke Hill arrested for attempted murder

Oregon Ducks signee Luke Hill arrested for attempted murder

By World Exposure News Services, 05/28/20, 10:30AM CDT

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Oregon Ducks four-star cornerback signee
 Luke Hill was arrested Tuesday on eight charges, including first-degree assault and attempted murder in the first degree.

According to the statement of charges, filed in the District Court for Prince George’s County (Maryland), Hill is charged with the following: possession of firearm (minor), handgun on person, use of assault weapon/magazine, firearm use (felony - violent crime), reckless endangerment, first-degree assault and attempted murder in the first degree.

Hill, 18, is accused of firing from a car at a University of Rhode Island basketball recruit in a dispute involving Hill's ex-girlfriend, according to news reports.

Police say Hill drove by the home of Ishmael Leggett and opened fire on him after calling Leggett’s girlfriend and “threatening her about her current relationship."

The woman’s name was redacted from the document, but she was identified as Hill’s ex-girlfriend.

According to court records, Legget told police he was outside playing basketball on Monday when he "observed the suspect in a white older vehicle with tint start shooting at him." The suspect drove off but not before a neighbor’s security caught Hill’s car leaving the scene.

Hill was arrested the following day and a search of his home led police to three firearms hidden in his bedroom closet.

"The caliber of handgun that was located in the defendant's bedroom is the same caliber as the fired shell casing recovered from the crime scene of the shooting," the report stated.

His preliminary hearing date is set for June 19.

In a statement, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal clarified Hill’s status, indicating the two parties had parted ways earlier this year.

“He was informed earlier this spring that he would not be a member of our program,” he said.

Hill, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound cornerback, was rated the nation’s No. 21 cornerback in the class of 2020 and chose the Ducks over offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma and several others

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