New Texas A&M assistant Blaise Taylor charged in poisoning death of girlfriend, unborn child

BRYAN, Texas (KOLN/KBTX) – Former Nebraska AD Trev Alberts assumed his place because the model new athletic director at Texas A&M Friday, merely as a shocking progress unfolded involving an individual with ties to the school’s athletic division.

New Texas A&M assistant Blaise Taylor, 27, was arrested Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Utah. Taylor was indicted by a Nashville grand jury earlier this week on two counts of first-degree murder inside the lack of lifetime of his girlfriend and her unborn baby. Taylor is accused of poisoning Jade Benning on Feb. 25, 2023, and her unborn youngster, which is believed to be Taylor’s.

Investigators say Taylor known as 911 and said Benning was having an allergic response after the poisoning. She was taken to Vanderbilt School Medical Coronary heart by ambulance the place her scenario turned important. Her unborn baby died on Feb. 27, 2023, and Benning died on March 6, 2023.

Earlier this month, Taylor joined the A&M Athletics staff as an assistant. Friday afternoon, he remained listed as a senior athletic assistant to the athletic director inside the Texas A&M employee itemizing. KBTX reached out to Texas A&M Athletics to confirm particulars of Taylor’s employment with the school. A spokesperson for the athletics division said that they had been attempting into his standing as an employee and would adjust to up with additional knowledge.

Taylor’s father, Trooper Taylor, serves on A&M’s soccer instructing staff as affiliate head coach and working backs coach beneath new head coach Mike Elko.

All through Blaise Taylor’s time in Nashville, he labored for the Tennessee Titans inside the skilled scouting division. After Benning and the child died, Taylor moved to Utah the place he labored at Utah State School as a senior defensive analyst for the 2023 season. Taylor was a four-year starter for Arkansas State in School.

Metro Nashville Police say they will work together with Utah authorities to rearrange Taylor’s return to Nashville, which is predicted to take weeks.

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KBTX writers contributed to this story.

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