LSU football player accused of harboring 2 murder suspects in his dorm

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LSU Tigers freshman running back J.T. Lindsey turned himself in to authorities as he faced accusations that he harbored two men accused of murder in his dorm.

Shemell Jacobs, 17, and Keldrick Jordan, 18, were each wanted for armed robbery and second-degree murder charges in Louisiana, the Alexandria Police Department said. The U.S. Marshals Service apprehended both suspects on Monday in the LSU dorms.

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J.T. Lindsey of the LSU Tigers in action during fall camp on Aug. 1, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Ella Hall/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)

The two were accused of killing a 17-year-old in May.

Lindsey was arrested on Friday on two accessory-after-the-fact to second-degree murder charges and released the same day on $5,000 bond.

An affidavit said Jacobs had Lindsey’s school ID and was able to give the football player's PIN to allow him to access the dorm and that the two could be seen together as far back as July 24, according to WAFB-TV.

Lindsey’s lawyer, Kris Perret, told the outlet in a statement that his client did not know the two suspects were wanted in connection to a murder and that Lindsey has been adamant about his innocence.

"My client JT Lindsey has been arrested on allegations of ‘accessory after the fact’ for allowing two individuals, ages 17 and 18, who unbeknownst to him, were wanted in Alexandria, to stay at his LSU apartment for a couple of nights beginning on or around July 24th," Perret said.

"It is alleged that the two individuals were wanted for crimes they are accused of committing in mid-May of 2025 in Alexandria, Louisiana. There are no