The man wanted in connection with the slaying of former University of Kentucky basketball player Desmond Allison has been arrested in Huntington, W.Va.

WSAZ-TV in Huntington reported Friday that Richard Willis, 36, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested on a fugitive from justice charge, according to police.

Police told WSAZ that Willis had been living in Huntington for some time under a different name.

Allison, who played at UK from 1998 to 2000, was shot in Columbus in July 2011 and died at age 31.