( CNN ) -- The suspect in the killing of a University of Virginia student was arrested in a 2008 incident in which he threatened a police officer and was shocked with a stun gun , according to a police statement . George Huguely , 22 , was arrested on suspicion of murder Monday , hours after a roommate found Yeardley Love 's body in her off-campus apartment in Charlottesville , Virginia . Huguely , who was also a UVA student until resigning after his arrest , and Love played on the men 's and women 's lacrosse teams , respectively . CNN affiliate WDBJ got a police statement recounting an encounter between an intoxicated Huguely and Lexington , Virginia , Police Officer R.L . Moss . Affidavit : Lacrosse player killed in fight after breakup . According to the statement , Moss came across Huguely as he stumbled into traffic outside of a fraternity house at Washington and Lee University in Lexington . After ignoring the officer 's calls to stop , Huguely was approached by Moss who , after speaking with Huguely , decided to arrest him for public drunkenness , the statement says . At that point , Huguely started making threats , including death threats , against the officer , according to the statement . `` He became more aggressive , more physical towards me , started to calling me several other terms that I 'm not going to state now , '' she told WDBJ . Moss got into a brief `` tussle '' with Huguely before resorting to her stun gun to get him under control , the statement says . At a court hearing the next month , Moss wrote she was surprised to learn that Huguely was so intoxicated that he did n't remember being shocked with the stun gun or threatening the police officer . Court records show that Huguely pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and public intoxication , WDBJ reported . He was given a suspended jail sentence and a fine .
George Huguely , 22 , arrested in death of Yeardley Love ; both played lacrosse at UVA . Huguely previously arrested in 2008 incident in which he threatened a police officer . Officer from 2008 incident said she was forced to use stun gun on Huguely . Court records show that Huguely, who is serving life sentence for the 2007 murder and rape of his ex-girlfriend, has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.