More details have emerged in the case of Blaise Taylor, the football star accused of poisoning his pregnant girlfriend.
Last month, the former Arkansas State University defensive back was arrested over a year after his girlfriend and the child she was carrying passed away. In February of 2023, Blaise called Nashville police informing dispatchers that it appeared Jade Benning was suffering an allergic reaction. The mom-to-be was rushed to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition but fell unconscious before being able to speak with EMTs. Her unborn baby died two days later, and on March 6 of 2023, Jade’s 25th birthday, she too passed away.
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In a turn of events, Blaise, who moved to Utah for a pro scouting and defensive analyst job at Utah State University in the wake of Jade’s death, was arrested by US Marshals and charged with poisoning his late girlfriend and her unborn fetus over a year ago. And now, more details have come to light about what exactly happened on the night of Jade’s poisoning.
According to a recent News Channel 5 report, Jade’s best friend took the stand during Blaise’s bond hearing in Nashville on Thursday — and had a lot to spill. She claimed she spoke on the phone with her friend the night things went down — and overheard a strange conversation between the couple. She claimed, via the news station:
Whoa…
As we previously reported, Homicide Unit Detective Adam Reese is the one who discovered evidence to suggest Jade had been poisoned. And while the defense argued there isn’t enough evidence to convict Blaise, Adam speculated the situation may suggest premeditated murder:
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