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Zavier Stringfellow played football at Ferrum College. He was found dead in Northern Virginia. (Provided / December 31, 2012) |
A college football player in Virginia found fatally stabbed is being mourned, and Fairfax County police have made an arrest in his killing.
Authorities have arrested 22-year-old Johnny Bonilla, of Gainesville, in the death of Zavier O. Stringfellow.
Police say Stringfellow was stabbed during a meeting with Bonilla. The 19-year-old Stringfellow, of Manassas, was found dead Friday in a minivan in the Vienna area.
Stringfellow played football for Battlefield High School in Haymarket and more recently for Ferrum College in southwestern Virginia, where the roster lists him as a defensive end.
His coach, Dave Harper, says Stringfellow was well-liked and had a good attitude.
It wasn't clear if Bonilla had a lawyer.
A man who answered the phone at a Bonilla family listing in Gainesville declined to comment.
