Kevin Ware Jr., a former National Football League (NFL) player, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 2021.
According to Harris County court documents obtained by Fox 26 Houston, Ware Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of murder and tampering with evidence as part of a 30-year prison sentence plea deal. The outlet noted that the 41-year-old former NFL player was indicted in June of 2022 for the death of Taylor Pomanski, his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend, after Pomanski’s remains were found in 2021 and identified in April of 2022.
NBC Houston reported that Pomaski’s last known location was at a party in her Houston home on April 25, 2021. The outlet noted that Pomaki disappeared under suspicious circumstances.
According to ABC 13 News, Ware Jr. was pulled over for driving 115 miles per hour in Montgomery County just days before Pomaski’s mysterious disappearance. The outlet reported that law enforcement officials found multiple guns, including a loaded AK-47 rifle, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Ware Jr.’s vehicle during the traffic stop.
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Following the traffic stop, the former NFL player was charged with the possession of a firearm by a felon and for possession with intent to deliver/manufacture a controlled substance, according to ABC 13 News. While Ware Jr. was sentenced to 15 years in prison, he was released on bond before Pomaski disappeared.
According to The New York Post, Pomaski’s remains were later found in a ditch in Harris County in December of 2021. The outlet cited court documents that claimed the former NFL player had “cut her with a knife, hit her with a blunt object, strangled her and then burned her corpse.”
Eric Zuleger, Pomaski’s ex-boyfriend, told KHOU 11 News that he believed the 29-year-old was trapped in an abusive relationship at the time of her mysterious disappearance.
“Taylor reached out to me many times throughout the month of April,” Zuleger said. “We were talking about her getting out of there, getting back on her feet, getting herself set and stabilized.”
