Former NFL player Kevin Ware has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Taylor Pomaski, more than a year after she vanished from a house party.
Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that Ware, 41, would be charged with her murder as well as tampering with a corpse.
Pomaski, 29, was last seen alive at a house party on April 26 in in the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, last year.
Her remains were found in December in northern Harris County, and identified three months later, with police naming the sportsman as a suspect in her disappearance.
Ware will face a minimum of 15 years to life in prison if he is found guilty of the charges.
Former Washington and San Francisco player Ware had been suspected of murdering Pomaski after he was arrested in June on unrelated charges.
Prosecutor Lacy Johnson, who is handling the case, said that the court process is ‘just the beginning’.
She added: ‘We encourage anyone who has knowledge about what happened between Kevin and Taylor to come forward.’
Investigators determined Pomaski’s disappearance as suspicious at the time she went missing. Ware was out on bond on an unrelated charge at the time but has now been charged with her murder
Taylor Pomanski, pictured, vanished in April and officers found her remains eight months later. Ware has also been charged with tampering with her corpse and will face 15 years to life in prison if he is convicted
US Marshals took Ware into custody for violating court-ordered bail supervision on unrelated drug and firearm charges
Pomaski vanished from the home she shared with Ware after attending a party, with authorities identifying the former NFL player as a suspect two months after her disappearance
Authorities suspected foul play in Pomaski’s disappearance soon after she went missing, with prosecutors identifying Ware as a suspect in June 2021.
The former Washington Redskins tight end is believed to be one of the last people to interact with Pomanski before she disappeared from a party at the home they shared.
Ware, who has not played in the NFL since 2004, was out on bond on an unrelated charge at the time.
He is currently being held in custody on unrelated gun and drug charges in Montgomery County.
Pomaski had been dating former NFL player Kevin Ware for around a year at the time of her disappearance in April.
Ware, 41, is accused of murdering Taylor Pomaski, 29, who was last seen at a house party on on April 26 last year
Her remains were found in December in northern Harris County, and identified three months later, with police naming the sportsman as a suspect in her disappearance
He remains in custody at the Montgomery County Jail on a first-degree felony charge of facing possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and third-degree felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon
Tim Miller, the founder of the missing-person search group Texas EquuSearch, reported that the confrontation had turned violent.
Ware, who has a criminal record dating back to 2007, was arrested by US Marshals in June after he failed to appear for supervision.
He had been arrested and charged about a week before Pomaski’s disappearance after he was allegedly found with cocaine, methamphetamine, and a loaded AK-47.
During his June arrest, he had reportedly been involved in a vehicle chase with police where he drove more than 115mph.
The ex-NFL player was found to be in possession of both weapons and drugs, according to Fox26.
Previously Ware’s lawyer claimed that he had no prior knowledge of him being considered a suspect in the disappearance.
Coby DuBose did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.
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