Brother of former WR Antwaan Randle El convicted of first-degree homicide

If Randle El is a familiar last name it's because of Antwaan Randle El, who helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win a Super Bowl in 2010 and had a successful football career as a college quarterback (Indiana) turned NFL wide receiver. 

Marcus Randle El, Antwaan's brother, tried to follow in those big footsteps and he got as far as playing Big Ten football at Wisconsin from 2004-07.

Unfortunately, Marcus' legacy will be not one of a former college football player, but rather as someone who has been convicted in a Wisconsin court on two counts of first-degree homicide. 

According to ESPN, jurors deliberated for roughly four hours and found Randel El guilty in the February 2020 shooting deaths of 27-year-old Brittany McAdory and 30-year-old Seairaha Winchester.

He was also found guilty of "being a felon in possession of a firearm" and "operating a vehicle without consent while possessing a weapon".

"Prosecutors argued Randle El suspected Winchester was informing police of his drug dealing and that he killed McAdory to eliminate her as a witness," ESPN reported.

Though the prosecution didn't have a murder weapon to tie to Randle El, they did tie him to the murders via surveillance footage and text message evidence.

First-degree intentional homicide is a Class A felony, per Wisconsin State Legislation and it is defined as "causing the death of another human being with intent to kill that person". It carries a penalty of up to life in prison.

Randle El's sentence will be handed down on May 3.