Former NFL player Kevin Ware has been charged with for killing his girlfriend, Taylor Pomaski last week, The Associated Press reported.
Pomaski’s body was found several months after a missing person report was filed in 2021. Ware played in the league as a tight end in the 2003 and 2004 season’s for the Washington Redskins (now the Washington Commanders) and the San Francisco 49ers. Ware has also been charged with tampering with evidence. He now faces a life sentence if he’s convicted.
The 41-year-old has been incarcerated in Montgomery County, Texas since June 2021 on unrelated drug and gun charges. Pomaski, 29, was last seen in April 2021 in the Houston suburb of Spring at a house party. Pomaski body wasn’t found until December of 2021.
The following statement was released by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office stated:
“We appreciate everyone who has come forward to provide evidence and aid in our investigation,” Lacy Johnson, a chief prosecutor in the Major Offenders Division said. “Although this investigation has been going on since Taylor’s disappearance in 2021, the court process is just beginning, and we encourage anyone who has knowledge about what happened between Kevin and Taylor to come forward.”
Earlier this year, Click 2 Houston reported that a Montgomery County judge ordered Ware to be held without bail.
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