Former NFL Player Cierre Wood Given Life Sentence After Forcing 5-Year-Old Girl To Exercise Leading To Her Death
Former NFL player Cierre Wood pled guilty to killing a five-year-old girl and has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years.
According to The Associated Press, the former running back was given prison time on August 13 for the death of his girlfriend’s daughter that took place in April 2019. Along with the life sentence, Clark County District Court Judge Jacqueline Bluth stated that the 33-year-old Wood has to serve between 28 months and six years for a charge of child abuse. The sentences must be served consecutively.
He pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder and felony child abuse, according to court records. The plea agreement he made with prosecutors stipulated that the remaining felony counts of child abuse initially filed were dismissed. He took an Alford plea, which means it’s a formal admission of guilt in criminal court that allows a defendant to still claim innocence.
The girl, La’Rayah Davis died on April 9, 2019, with the Las Vegas Coroner’s Office stating that it was due to blunt force injuries.
Newsweek reported that Wood, who described Davis as “chunky” and put her through a workout that caused her death. After he was arrested on April 10, 2019, he reportedly told police officers that he punished her by making her run sprints in the apartment. He also made her do sit-ups and wall squats, allegedly describing the punishment as “learning through fun.”
Davis reportedly could not finish the sit-ups and fell back, hitting her head on the floor. Days before she died, Davis reportedly complained of chest pains after Taylor allegedly sat on her chest and stomach as punishment.
Wood’s girlfriend, Davis’ mother, Amy Taylor, 31, admitted to police that she “popped” her daughter the day she died for bad behavior. She pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder and felony child abuse as part of a deal with prosecutors.
Former NFL Player Cierre Wood Given Life Sentence After Forcing 5-Year-Old Girl To Exercise Leading To Her Death
