Former Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood and his girlfriend, Amy Taylor, are facing charges in Las Vegas after Taylor's five-year-old child died on Tuesday.

Abuse charges have been levied against the couple following their arrest by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police on Wednesday, according to a report from Las Vegas CBS affiliate KLAS. The cops were called to the hospital, where Taylor's daughter died, on Tuesday night.

An autopsy will be conducted on the deceased child. Taylor is 26 years old. Wood, 28, is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday morning. He is facing a first-degree child abuse or neglect charge, jail records show. Further details surrounding the death of the child were not released.

The former Notre Dame rusher was on the Fighting Irish roster from 2009 to 2012. Wood joined Notre Dame as a 247Sports Composite four-star prospect before redshirting in his first season with the program. In 2010, when current Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly took over in South Bend, Wood played in 13 games with five starts. The Santa Clara, Calif., native accounted for 603 yards and 3 touchdowns, while catching 20 passes for 170 yards and 2 scores as a redshirt freshman.

During the 2013 campaign, Wood would start nine of his 13 appearances. His rushing totals increased to 1,102 yards and 9 touchdowns, which were complemented by 27 receptions for 109 yards. Wood's final season started on the sidelines, as he was suspended for Notre Dame's first two games against Navy and Purdue. The suspension was due to a violation of team rules. Over the final 11 games, four of which were starts, he rushed for 742 yards and 4 touchdowns. Wood's 6.5 yards per carry average was the highest total of his career with the Fighting Irish.

Wood entered the 2013 NFL Draft, but he was not selected; instead, the running back signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Houston Texans. In October of that same year, Wood and two other Texans teammates were released due to a violation of team rules. He played in just three games for Houston, totaling 3 carries for 9 yards. Later that season, Wood would spend two months on the New England Patriots practice squad. Wood signed a reserve-future deal with the Baltimore Ravens in 2014, and he later landed on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad after his release by Baltimore.

Wood's only other NFL action would come with the Buffalo Bills in 2015. The former Notre Dame back was promoted from the Buffalo practice squad to the active roster, but he suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Week 5. He made two appearances with Buffalo, rushing twice for 3 yards and adding a lone reception.

Wood most recently played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The 5-foot-11 running back initially signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who promptly traded him to the Montreal Alouettes less than two months later. A year after the transaction on May 1, 2017, sent Wood to the Alouettes, he was released by the team.