A former Rutgers football player from the coach Kyle Flood era has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with what Michigan prosecutors are calling a revenge killing, according to a report by Mlive.com.

Lester "L.J." Liston Jr., 22, a former Scarlet Knights linebacker who was dismissed from the team in March 2015, also faces charges of felony use of a firearm, possession with intent to deliver cocaine of less than 50 grams, and careless discharge of a firearm causing injury or death, the report said.

Liston gunned down Larry James Dunn on July 30 in Flint, Mich., in a killing connected to another homicide, police told Mlive.com. No other details were provided.

A 30-year-old woman was also injured in the shooting, according to the Genesee County Prosecutor's Office.

Liston was arraigned on Friday and is being held without bail, the report said. He is next due in court on Aug. 17 for a probable cause conference.

Liston, a star at Michigan's Grand Blanc High School, attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., before coming to Rutgers.

Rutgers did not give a reason for his dismissal, but Liston was in the doghouse repeatedly during his sophomore season. He was held out of the first two practices of training camp in 2014 because he failed the preseason conditioning test.

Then, he was suspended for the fourth game of the 2014 season for failing to meet the team's study hall requirements. Liston clashed with then-linebackers coach Bob Fraser numerous times in 2014, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Liston, refuting that he had been dismissed, told NJ Advance Media in 2015 that he left the team because he was about to become a father and wanted to tend to his family responsibilities and that he hoped to one day return to Rutgers. He later announced he would play football at Division 2 Northern Michigan.

Liston was a backup middle linebacker in 2014, earning one start. Liston also appeared on several special teams units and registered 15 tackles in 2014. He had 16 tackles in 12 games as a true freshman in 2013.

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