Wingate player, wife charged in death of ex-girlfriend

A football player at a small North Carolina university and his wife were charged with murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend, a high school cheerleader in South Carolina. Pernell Clayton Thompson, 20, and Yolanda Dee Thompson, 19, were being held Monday at the Union County jail, accused of killing 16-year-old Marisha Jeter, police said. Jeter was reported missing Thursday night and her body was discovered under a bridge two days later. Her car was found torched in another county. [link]