Buster Barnett had a cup of coffee in the NFL where he played Tight End for the Bills for three seasons in the early 80s.
Since that time like a lot of former players he just worked a regular job and had a regular life until today.
Authorities say the girlfriend of former NFL player Buster Barnett kidnapped and killed his wife before killing herself.
Clayton County police say 49-year-old Sandra Barnett was kidnapped by Lisa Brown at her Ellenwood home on Wednesday afternoon.
Sandra was actually on the telephone with a friend when Lisa showed up at the front door,” Clayton County Police Capt. Richard Gandee said. “Lisa Brown was actually driving a vehicle owned by Buster.”
Carroll County authorities spotted the Dodge Durango on Thursday and began a chase on Interstate 20 that spanned into Alabama. Alabama State Patrol troopers joined in when the chase crossed state lines.
The Durango suddenly stopped in the middle of the interstate at mile marker 208. At that point, authorities said Brown shot Sandra Barnett and turned the gun on herself.
Barnett told the cops that Brown had come to his job upset that he and his wife were going on vacation, but he didn’t have any idea she would do something like this so he didn’t call the police.
The kidnapping appeared to be premeditated and not the first time Brown has kidnapped someone.
“We’ve uncovered a set of handcuffs and some receipts,” Gandee said. “[Brown] had purchased the handcuffs prior to this kidnapping.”
“Lisa Brown was actually on probation for kidnapping out of the state of Texas,” said Gandee. “She had kidnapped her child that she had lost custody of, and the jurisdiction down there had to track her for like three days to find her.”
Mr. Barnett is not suspected of any crime or plotting with Ms. Brown at the moment.