Blaise Taylor, former Titans scout, charged in poisoning death of girlfriend, unborn child

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A former Tennessee Titans scout has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder inside the demise of his girlfriend and her unborn teenager.

Blaise Taylor, 27, was arrested by Deputy U.S. Marshals on the request of MNPD in Utah after the grand jury indictment. Taylor labored as knowledgeable scout for the Titans for 4 years, in response to his LinkedIn profile. He’s moreover the son of former School of Tennessee assistant coach Trooper Taylor.

The youthful Taylor is accused of poisoning Jade Benning on Feb. 25, 2023, and the unborn little one which Taylor allegedly fathered.

Benning was rushed to Vanderbilt School Medical Center by ambulance after Taylor generally known as 911 and talked about Benning appeared to be having an allergic response and requested for paramedics. Police talked about Benning’s state of affairs immediately grew to develop into important. Her unborn fetus died on Feb. 27. Police talked about Benning was not able to be interviewed by detectives sooner than she died on March 6, 2023.

Police talked about months of investigation, led by homicide detective Adam Reese, and involving scientists from the crime lab and medical medical doctors from the Medical Examiner’s Office, led to Wednesday’s murder indictment in opposition to Taylor.

After Benning and the child’s demise, Taylor moved to Utah, the place he labored with former Arkansas State Coach Blake Anderson at Utah State School as senior defensive analyst. Utah State officers talked about he left the faculty for yet one more place at one different institution on March 1.

Metro Nashville Police may be working with Utah authorities to rearrange Taylor’s return to Nashville, which may in all probability take weeks.

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