Cierre Wood, who played five games with two National Football League teams, appeared in court Thursday in Las Vegas on suspicion of first-degree murder after a 5-year-old girl whom he was accused of abusing died.
Wood, 28, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of child abuse or neglect, authorities said. A preliminary charge of first-degree murder was added Thursday after the girl, La'Rayah Davis, died, they said.
He was ordered held without bond Thursday afternoon pending the filing of state charges.