Wife Of Slain NBA Player Arrested In Riverside County

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA -- The wife of a slain NBA player was arrested Friday night and charged with first degree murder. Sherra Wright is accused of killing her ex-husband Lorenzen Wright seven years ago.

The arrest of Sherra Wright in the city of Norco comes after years of investigation as authorities worked to determine who killed Lorenzen Wright who played professional basketball for 13 years.

Lorenzen Wright's body was found on July 28, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee about 10 days after he was reported missing. Police said the 34-year-old was shot multiple times, according to Associated Press.

The case had gone cold up until last month when investigators found a murder weapon at the bottom of a lake in Walnut, Mississippi, leading to the indictment of Billy R. Turner two weeks ago on a first-degree murder charge.

Turner, a landscaper, and Sherra Wright, who received $1 million from her ex-husband's life insurance policy, attended the same church, according to media reports.

During Lorenzen Wright's three seasons with the Clippers (1996-1999) he averaged 7.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. He played a total of 13 seasons for five different teams in the NBA.

Sherra Wright, 38, is currently being detained at Robert Presley Detention Center. She is due in court on Monday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

--City News Service contributed to this report; Photo by Mark Duncan, File/ Associated Press