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Report: Former Notre Dame RB arrested, charged in connection with death of child
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Former Notre Dame and NFL running back Cierre Wood has been arrested by Las Vegas police and charged in connection to the death of a child, according to reports.
ABC 57 News reported that Wood and girlfriend Amy Taylor are both facing charges of abuse following the death of Taylor’s 5-year-old daughter.
Wood is facing first-degree child abuse or neglect charges. Police investigated the situation after the child died in a Las Vegas hospital on Tuesday night. Wood is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday morning.
Wood was a running back at Notre Dame from 2010-13 and had 2,447 yards and 16 touchdowns in his career with the Fighting Irish. He spent time on four NFL teams following his college career.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB