Investigators with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) say Willie Montae Reagor submitted claims totaling more than $80,000 between October 2017 and August 2018 to the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Plan for medical treatments he never received. The health plan helps pay certain medical care expenses for former NFL players.

Investigators with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) say Willie Montae Reagor submitted claims totaling more than $80,000 between October 2017 and August 2018 to the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Plan for medical treatments he never received. The health plan helps pay certain medical care expenses for former NFL players.

BY PAIGE STANAGE

A former  Tennessee Tech University football player has been charged with attempted criminal homicide following an alleged altercation with a female in Nashville early Tuesday morning.

The arrest warrant from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department names Nadir Barnwell as the suspect.

According to the warrant, video footage of the area shows a woman sitting down near a pedestrian bridge while Barnwell was pacing back and forth. Then he ran toward her, grabbed her by the throat and threw her on the ground.

Barnwell didn’t call emergency services for medical attention for another 40 minutes, the warrant states. 

After police arrived, Barnwell told them the woman was intoxicated and he dropped her while trying to carry her. 

The victim had to have surgery to stop bleeding from her brain. She also has a skull fracture and a possible broken arm, according to the warrant.

He was arrested for attempted criminal homicide. His bond is $300,000.

Barnwell is originally from Piscataway, New Jersey. He played football at Rutgers University until he transferred to Tennessee Tech after an alleged street fight over a parking spot. 

Wednesday, Tennessee Tech officials stated Barnwell is not listed in the student directory and has not been awarded a degree. His name was listed in last Saturday’s Tech graduation program with a symbol indicated he anticipated graduating at a later date.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The family of a woman critically injured in an attack Monday morning on the pedestrian bridge in downtown Nashville wants the suspect’s bond to be revoked.

A review hearing for Nadir Barnwell is set for Wednesday afternoon. The 22-year-old, a former football player at Tennessee Tech and Rutgers University, is charged with attempted criminal homicide.

Metro police reported Barnwell was with the victim on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge just before 3 a.m. Monday when officers were called to the area because the woman needed medical attention. 

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Barnwell reportedly told officers the woman was intoxicated and she fell while he was carrying her. 

According to an arrest warrant, detectives reviewed surveillance video from the bridge and saw Barnwell grab the woman’s throat and shake her head before releasing her to the ground, where her head bounced off the pavement.

Police said Barnwell eventually called for help. 

“He waited 39 minutes to call the police. 39 minutes. It’s a miracle she’s still alive,” the victim’s uncle John Betancourt told News 2. “He told police that he couldn’t remember.”

The victim was admitted to a Nashville hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Betancourt said his niece suffered a skull fracture, bleeding from her brain and a broken arm.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Betancourt said of the young woman’s injuries.

Bond for Barnwell was set at $300,000.

“I want to see justice done,” Betancourt said. “We have to send a message. If we don’t send a message because this person is a star, what do we have laws for? Might as well send the young man home and say forget it.”

News 2 is not identifying the woman involved as she is a victim of domestic violence.