Marcus Randle El, a former University of Wisconsin football player who played for the Badgers from 2004 to 2007, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the 2020 murders of two women.
Randle El could be eligible to seek early release even with that sentence.
Rock County Judge Barbara McCrory said Wednesday that he will be eligible to apply for early release and extended supervision after age 60, according to WISC-TV.
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Marcus Randle El was charged with the February 2020 shooting deaths. (Janesville Police Department)
In January, Randle El, 33, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other counts in the February 2020 shooting deaths of Brittany McAdory, 27, and Seairaha Winchester, 30, in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Winchester’s mother, Justine Watson, took the stand after the sentencing hearing.
«Seeing my daughter lying there lifeless was heartbreaking,» Watson said, via WKOW-TV. «What was even worse was learning that her daughters now have to go through life without her mother.»
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A Wisconsin Badger helmet is held up before kickoff during a game against the Maryland Terrapins on November 5, 2022, at Barry Alvarez Field at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. (Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Prosecutors argued that the former wide receiver killed Winchester after suspecting she was informing police about his drug dealing and that he killed McAdory to eliminate her as a witness.
While the murder weapon was not found, investigators said they have surveillance footage and text messages linking him to the crimes. The defense argued that the state failed to meet its burden of proof and called only two witnesses.
The former college football player refused to testify in his own defense.
Randle El is the brother of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and current Detroit Lions coach Antwaan Randle El.
Antwaan Randle of the Steelers throws a touchdown in the fourth quarter in Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks at Ford Field on February 5, 2006, in Detroit. (Allen Kee/NFLPhotoLibrary)
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“This is not who he is or who we have come to know,” Antwaan Randle El said. “All I ask of the judge is to give him (a) chance.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.