DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — A judge has set bond at $1 million each for two Northern Illinois students accused of shooting NIU linebacker Devon Butler.
Butler remains in critical condition after being wounded in the drive-by shooting while off campus Tuesday night. Authorities say a gunman in an SUV fired into the apartment building where Butler was visiting with friends.
Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Mark Orozco and 20-year-old Richard Van Arsdale with attempted first-degree murder. Both men are from DeKalb and appeared in DeKalb County court Thursday via closed-circuit television from the county jail.
They couldn’t be reached for comment. It isn’t clear if they have attorneys.
Butler is a junior from Pembroke Pines, Fla. He was in on 80 tackles — second on the team — and had 4 1/2 sacks.
