Aniah Blanchard, step-daughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris, was abducted and murdered in late 2019. She was 19-years-old. Ibraheem Yazeed has been charged kidnapping and homicide in connection with her death.
At the time of his arrest Yazeed was out on bail and awaiting trial for unrelated charges of attempted murder, stemming from an incident that took place in January 2019.
Since Yazeed's arrest for Blanchard’s murder, Harris and his family have worked with Alabama's state legislators on the crafting of a law that would make it harder for individuals charged with serious crimes to get released on bail.