Texas A&M workers member and former Arkansas State star Blaise Taylor has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and her unborn little one, authorities say. Taylor faces two counts of first-degree homicide within the poisoning of Jade Benning and her five-month-old fetus in February 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. Marshals arrested Taylor in Utah this week simply over a yr after Benning’s demise.

Based on the 911 dispatch on Feb. 25, 2023, Taylor stated that Benning appeared to be having an allergic response. She was rushed to the hospital, the place she died on March 6, 2023, her twenty fifth birthday; the unborn little one died on Feb. 27, 2023. Taylor was a scout for the Tennessee Titans on the time and spent the 2023 season as an analyst at Utah State. 

He’s the son of Texas A&M working backs coach and training veteran Trooper Taylor. 

“Our ideas are with all these affected by this heartbreaking scenario, together with the household and mates of the sufferer,” Texas A&M coach Mike Elko stated in a press release. “It is important to permit the courts to deal with this case with the diligence and equity it calls for.

“We additionally wish to lengthen our prayers and help to Coach Trooper Taylor, Dr. Evelyn Taylor and their household as they navigate this extraordinarily tough time.”

Taylor performed 4 seasons at Arkansas State as a defensive again and return specialist whereas his father was an assistant for the Purple Wolves. Trooper Taylor was employed as working backs coach and affiliate head coach for the Aggies after working with Elko at Duke; Blaise Taylor was employed by A&M earlier this month.