Former Arkansas State football star-turned-NFL scout Blaise Taylor has been convicted of murdering his pregnant girlfriend and unborn child with a lethal dose of cocaine in 2023.
The 30-year-old was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and two for felony murder following an eight-day trial in Nashville.
Taylor, who last worked for the Tennessee Titans, was arrested in March 2024 on four counts of murder. Prosecutors say he intentionally gave Jade Benning a fatal dose of cocaine by slipping it into her pink lemonade while she was five months pregnant with their child in February 2023.
Defense attorneys suggested Benning may have overdosed herself, but were ultimately unconvincing. The jury deliberated for less than three hours, according to multiple reports.
Benning died on her 25th birth in March of 2023, days after the unborn child passed away.
Blaise Taylor is seen in court last week as he faced the potential of life in prison with no parole
Taylor was accused of poisoning his pregnant girlfriend, killing both her and their unborn baby
Benning was rushed to the hospital for what Taylor called an ‘allergic reaction’ in 2023
