Blaze Taylor, a Utah state employee, was arrested in Utah and charged with two counts of murder.
The former Arkansas State University star is accused Jade Benning, who died at Mach last year, died from poisoning. ESPN reported.
Benning, who died on March 6, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, was suspected of being poisoned in February, prosecutors said. She died at the age of 25 on her birthday. She was five months pregnant and Taylor was believed to be the father of her child.
One of the 2017 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class and Campbell Trophy finalists during a press conference at the 60th NFF Annual Awards Ceremony held at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 5, 2017 in New York City. Mr. Blaise Taylor giving a speech. (Abby Parr/Getty Images)
The baby was stillborn on February 27, about a week before Benning died.
Benning was admitted to the hospital on February 25 after Taylor called 911 and claimed his girlfriend was having some type of allergic reaction. Benning quickly fell into a coma and was unable to contact police until his death the following month.
“Taylor, 27, was arrested by deputy U.S. marshals at the request of the Utah MNPD following a grand jury indictment,” the newspaper reported. WSMV-TV.
Utah authorities are working to have Taylor extradited to Nashville to face charges.
Taylor has held multiple positions with both college and professional football teams. He served as a scout for the Tennessee Titans, was a senior defensive analyst at Utah State in 2023, and was Texas A&M’s running backs coach and associate head coach under head coach Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor. He is also the son of The defendants are also listed as Texas A&M staff members.
Arkansas State Red Wolves defensive back No. 1 Blaise Taylor tackles Toledo Rockets wide receiver No. 25 Cody Thompson during the second quarter at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama on January 4, 2015. try to escape. (Michael Chan/Getty Images)
He was also a four-year starter and captain at Arkansas State, earning first-team All-Sun Belt honors as a defensive back and punt returner. “He holds the Arkansas State career records for punt return yards (1,151 yards) and pass breakups (30 yards) and leaves as the Sun Belt leader in passes defended (36 yards),” ESPN said. added.
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