BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana man has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims.
News outlets report 20-year-old Dyteon Simpson was indicted on the charge by a grand jury Thursday. Authorities have said Sims was shot to death in late September during a street fight that was caught on video outside a fraternity party near the Southern University campus.
Baton Rouge police Chief Murphy Paul has said that the 20-year-old Sims stepped in to help a friend during the fight and was shot by Simpson.
Simpson was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Police say he has admitted to the crime.
Simpson has been jailed since his September arrest and has filed motions to reduce his $350,000 bail.
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