College football staffer Blaise Taylor, a former player at Arkansas State, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Thursday night in Utah on two counts of first-degree murder linked to the poisoning deaths of his girlfriend and five-month old unborn fetus in Nashville.
According to a release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), Taylor’s girlfriend, Jade Benning, died on March 6, 2023 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Per the release, Benning was rushed to the hospital by ambulance on Feb. 25, ’23 after Taylor called 911 requesting paramedics for an alleged allergic reaction that Benning was suffering from.
Benning’s unborn fetus died two days later, while Benning remained in critical condition until her death on March 6. After months of investigation, Nashville police alleged that Taylor poisoned Benning without her knowledge while visiting her apartment on the night of Feb. 25.
