A former New Jersey star athlete who played basketball at Rutgers University has been arrested for allegedly killing an employee at a popular nightclub in Mexico, according to a report.
Logan Kelley, 26, is accused of stepping on Isis Atalia Montoya, 19, and cutting his neck with a four- to six-inch folding knife at the Adelita Bar in northern Tijuana, he said. the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Tijuana police arrested Kelley after security officers arrested him at the bar. Montoya, an employee of Adelita, died at the scene. Police also recovered the murder weapon.
The establishment describes itself as “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 hallway of an adjacent motel, which operates in conjunction with the nightclub.
The murder was seen on video.
A man who appears to be Kelley with a face mask walks behind Montoya, puts his arm around his neck, nails him and throws him to the ground before fleeing, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The killers were chased by security guards while the woman was fighting on the ground, according to the video.
Kelley, of Mountain Side, played three games at Rutgers University during the 2012-13 season before moving to Montevallo University in Alabama, where he also played basketball.
A State Department spokesman told Union-Tribune he was aware of the case.