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A Virginia Tech football player is currently awaiting trial in the murder of a 40-year-old restaurant worker who catfished the young athlete on a dating app, officials said.

Ismemen Etute, 18, is accused of breaking all the bones in Jerry Smith’s face, killing him, in a vicious beating prosecutors allege occurred after the two matched on Tinder.

In April, Etute met with Smith at his apartment in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia. He told detective he’d went to the apartment for oral sex after connecting with an individual he identified as “Angie” on the dating app, according to the Roanoake Times.

On May 31, the varsity football player allegedly came back to Smith’s apartment and learned his date was a man, the newspaper reported.

Etute admitted to punching Smith five times in the face. The linebacker also said he “stomped” on the 40-year-old and later heard “bubbling and gurgling” coming from Smith prior to exiting the apartment, Fox 46 reported. Etute didn’t immediately contact authorities.

Smith died of blunt force trauma to the head, an autopsy showed. He had missing teeth and all the bones in his face had been broken, according to the Roanoke Times.

His corpse was found by law enforcement the following day. Etute is now facing second-degree murder charges in the suspected beating death of Smith.