Homer “Rock” Moore arrested on suspicion of Murder
42-year-old, Homer Moore was taken into custody Monday afternoon on suspicion of involvement in a murder case in Tempe, Ariz., that is nearly 15-years old.
The case dates back to 1999 when Karam Hussein Jabbar, was reported missing one week prior to being found by police in August 1999 at a grocery store parking lot in Mesa, Ariz.
Jabbar was found deceased inside the trunk of a vehicle, both hands and feet bound, and a bag over his head. A medical examiner concluded Jabbar died of “asphyxiation due to deprivation of oxygen due to ligatures and [a] plastic bag over [his] head and neck.”
The case went cold for years, however Tempe police, assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Maricopa County Attorney’s office, this week identified Moore as one of the primary suspects involved in the murder. Moore is being detained by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department and is being held on a $1 million bond.
Moore who has 33-career bouts last fought in March 2013 when he defeated Vincent Lawler.
He was submitted by the late Evan Tanner in November 2001. It was Moore’s only appearance inside the UFC octagon.
As of press time Moore has only been arrested for his ‘involvement’ in the case. An investigation is still pending.
