Former Arkansas State football player accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend
A former college football player, once heralded for his excellence in the classroom and on the field, was arrested in Utah and accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in Tennessee, officials said Thursday.
A former college football player, once heralded for his excellence in the classroom and on the field, was arrested in Utah and accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in Tennessee, officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Marshals Service took 27-year-old Blaise A. Taylor into custody after a Nashville grand jury indicted him on two counts of murder, according to a Nashville police statement.
Taylor is the son of Texas A&M associate head coach Trooper Taylor and had recently joined the staff in College Station.
Jade Benning died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on March 6, 2023, which was her 25th birthday, police said. She'd been hospitalized since Feb. 25 when Taylor called 911, reporting that Benning was having an allergic reaction, police said.
Homicide detectives concluded that Taylor "poisoned Benning without her knowledge while visiting her Lebanon Pike apartment on" Feb. 25, police said.
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