Former Husker Thunder Collins Sentenced To Life In Prison

Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a September 2008 shooting that killed one man and injured another.

On Thursday in Douglas County District Court, Collins also was given a total of 110 years on other counts, including attempted second-degree murder, assault and two weapons counts. The sentences are to be served consecutively. Collins’ attorney said he would be filing an appeal.

Collins was arrested within a day of the Omaha shooting that left 38-year-old Timothy Thomas dead and another California man, Marshall Turner, seriously wounded.

Prosecutors said the shooting stemmed from a botched drug deal in which Collins masterminded a plan to rob the men.