Man who shot ex-NFL player charged with manslaughter

HARVEY, La. (AP) The man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight has been arrested and jailed on a charge of manslaughter. Jail records show 54-year-old

HARVEY, La. (AP) The man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight has been arrested and jailed on a charge of manslaughter.

Jail records show 54-year-old Ronald Gasser was arrested late Monday.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand has called a news conference for 10 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the case.

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Gasser was released last week without charges pending further investigation of McKnight's death.

Normand said Thursday's shooting was the result of an apparent road-rage incident.

When deputies arrived, the sheriff said Gasser handed them his gun and confessed to killing McKnight.