Texas A&M Assistant Blaise Taylor Arrested On First-Degree Murder Charges

Recently hired Texas A&M defensive analyst Blaise Taylor - the son of Aggies running backs coach Trooper Taylor - was arrested Thursday night in Utah on suspicion in the poisoning deaths of his girlfriend and her unborn child in Nashville, Tennessee, back in February. Per ESPN:

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United States Marshals arrested Taylor, 27, on Thursday night in Utah, serving an indictment from Nashville police on two counts of first-degree murder. Taylor is accused of poisoning Jade Benning in February 2023. Benning died March 6, 2023, on her 25th birthday, while her five-month fetus, which Taylor is believed to have fathered, died on Feb. 27, 2023.

Benning was rushed to the hospital on Feb. 25, after Taylor called 911, saying Benning was having an allergic reaction. Her condition quickly became critical and she was unable to speak with police before she died.

Taylor had been working in Nashville for the Tennessee Titans, where he rose in the pro scouting department. He joined Utah State as a senior defensive analyst for the 2023 season, and reportedly had been hired earlier this month in a similar role at Texas A&M. Taylor's father, Trooper, a longtime college coach, recently joined Texas A&M's coaching staff as running backs coach and associate head coach under new head coach Mike Elko.

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