Alleged gunman in USM football players shooting arrested

Hattiesburg Police have arrested the alleged shooter of three USM football players. Suspected gunman Travis Brown, 29, was arrested by the U.S. Marshal's Task Force Friday night on Broad Street in Hattiesburg.  A gun was also recovered.

Brown faces three counts of aggravated assault, with each charge carrying a maximum 20 year sentence.

The news was announced to a crowd of USM fans in downtown Hattiesburg at this year's Eaglepalooza event.

"The S.O.B. that shot our guys was arrested a while ago," the announcer told the crowd shortly after the news broke. "So now we can celebrate." The crowd erupted into wild cheering at the news.

The news came less than one week after USM football players Martez Smith, Tim Green, and Deddrick Jones were allegedly shot by Brown outside Remington's Hunt Club in Hattiesburg. The shooting took place Sunday. The players remain hospitalized at Forrest General Hospital and are listed as in "fair condition."

Supporters were making a video of the events at Eaglepalooza for the wounded players. Former SGA President J.R. Robinson asked the crowd to say, "We love you," as he recorded a video for them.

Three other suspects were arrested over the past week in connection to the shooting. Van Allen Meyers, 23, is charged with accessory before the fact of aggravated assault. Patricia Brown, 49, and Cleothus Wilkerson, 25, were charged with accessory after the fact.