SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A now-former Georgia high school football coach has been indicted for murder following the death of a woman in Maryland.
Police in Prince George's County said Spalding County High School football coach Carl Kearney confessed to killing his girlfriend Patrina Best last month.
The police department said officers responded to the home to conduct a welfare check and found Best unresponsive. Officials pronounced her dead at the scene.
11Alive confirmed through our sister station, WUSA, that the home belongs to Best's parents. Our sister station also confirmed through public records in Maryland that Best attended Georgia Southern University and worked as a traveling nurse.
Court records show Kearney was indicted last Tuesday and will make his initial court appearance on April 12.
The Spalding County School District confirmed Monday that it no longer employs Kearney. The school board approved his resignation at the beginning of the month.