By ALEXA ECKEMBRECHER<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cierre Woods, a California native that was once a member of the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Houston Texans, appeared in court on Thursday in Las Vegas. He is facing first-degree murder charges after a five-year-old girl, whom he was accused of abusing, died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities said the 28-year-old was initially arrested on Wednesday at Summerlin Hospital on suspicion of first-degree child abuse. But then on Thursday, the first degree murder charges were added because La\u2019Rayah Davis, the little girl, had died. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The girl\u2019s mother, Amy Taylor, is Wood\u2019s girlfriend and was also arrested and charged with firs-degree child abuse. However, it is not confirmed whether the 25-year-old will be charged with first degree murder as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Associated Press, Las Vegas Metro police reported that La\u2019Rayah had bruises on her abdomen, legs and torso. Prosecutors added in court that, while the cause of death is yet to be determined, an autopsy had revealed the existence of a large liver laceration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La\u2019Rayah\u2019s father, Danaun Davis, traveled from California to be in the courtroom Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe had so many people she touched, and she was only 5,\u201d he said. \u201c[The] most tragic thing is [that] I can\u2019t call her. I just spoke to her on that Monday before. \u2018Dad, I\u2019ll see you in two weeks.\u2019 The next day, I get a call that she\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woods was a former student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame and ran for almost 2,500 yards there and 16 touchdowns. He also appeared for three games in the NFL in 2013 and two games in 2015 for just five carries. According to Yahoo Sports, he most recently played in the Canadian Sports League, but is now currently a free agent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the reports I read on Woods were detailed with facts of the event and his former career. Likewise, most reports included a timeline of how the events transpired in the past week. It\u2019s unfortunate that the La\u2019Rayah passed and so I hope she gets justice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By ALEXA ECKEMBRECHER Cierre Woods, a California native that was once a member of the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Houston Texans, appeared in court on Thursday in Las Vegas. He is facing first-degree murder charges after a five-year-old … Continue reading