Robert Earnest Rozier is a former American football defensive end and convicted serial killer who played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.
Education
Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Rozier attended Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, California. He then attended Aberdeen Junior College before transferring to the University of California at Berkeley, where he played defensive end for the football team
Career
He is currently serving 25 years to life on a conviction for check kiting under a third strike law. He was drafted in the 9th round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Saint Louis Cardinals (pick 228 overall). He played in six games before being released, allegedly for issues involving drugs.
Rozier then played in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1980.
After first serving a six-month prison sentence, he moved into the temple full-time, and changed his name to "Neariah Israel", or child of god. He was arrested and charged with murder on October 31, 1986.
After serving ten years of the sentence, Rozier was set free in 1996. Rozier was placed in the witness protection program under the name Robert Ramses.
On February 5, 1999, he was arrested for passing a bad check for $66 to pay for a car repair.
After finding Rozier"s true identity, police discovered a trail of 29 bounced checks totaling more than $2,000, and charged him with a felony. He was convicted, and under a third strike law, Judge Eddie T. Keller sentenced Rozier to serve 25 years to life. Rozier is incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County.
Membership
He also spent two weeks as a member of the Oakland Raiders.