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Former UTSA football player Michael Egwuagu charged with murdering pregnant sister
Former UTSA safety Michael Egwuagu was charged with murder on Friday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Former UTSA Roadrunners football player Michael Egwuagu was charged with murder Friday for the fatal stabbing of his pregnant sister, Jennifer Chioma Ebichi.
Travis County police responded to a 911 call at a Pflugerville, Texas, home — just north of Austin — where Ebichi, 32, was found on the kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds around 5 p.m.
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Egwuagu, 25, was arrested in connection with the murder shortly after police arrived at the scene and could possibly face more than one murder charge . Police confirmed via autopsy that Ebichi was in her first trimester of pregnancy. His bond has been set at $500,000.
Efforts were reportedly made to save Ebichi and the unborn baby, but she died at the scene. The woman's identity was not released until Sunday , but she was immediately confirmed to be Egwuagu's sister.
One neighbor reportedly saw Egwuagu, with blood on his hands and feet, dump his clothes in a trash bin and ask family members for his bible.
Egwuagu played safety for the Roadrunners from 2013-16 and was second-team All-Conference USA in his senior season. He accrued 209 tackles and six interceptions over 43 games and briefly played for the Chicago Bears during their 2017 rookie mini-camp.
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