Houston police have apprehended a man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend at a restaurant early Saturday morning, per Fox 26 Houston.
Officers responded to a call at a restaurant located in the 6900 block of Wilcrest Drive. When they arrived, they found a 50-year-old woman who was declared dead at the scene.
Santos Hernandez Cornejo, 53, has been charged with murder. Investigators report that an argument broke out between Hernandez Cornejo and his girlfriend in the parking lot, after which he allegedly chased her into the restaurant and stabbed her multiple times.
Although he fled the scene, Hernandez Cornejo later surrendered to the police and confessed to the stabbing. The woman’s identity has not yet been disclosed.
It looks like Suge Knight, Diddy’s longtime rival, has changed his opinion on what Diddy’s verdict should be. Just a couple of weeks ago, the Death Row mogul was advocating for Diddy’s acquittal, which came as a surprise to many given their history. Now, he is calling for Diddy to be convicted.
Suge Knight had previously said he thought Diddy got an unfair deal.
“I say this all the time, Puffy and I are not friends. But Puffy should definitely walk. There were other executives involved in Puffy’s life and for Puffy to be the only guy that gets on the stand is a sad day for hip-hop.”
The former Death Row Records CEO continued,
“I don’t think this is a case where Puffy should be going to prison. How could every person who’s involved with Puffy not [be] on the stand except for Puffy? […] What’s right is right, wrong is wrong.”
However, now that Knight is caught up on the disturbing allegations from Cassie and the notorious hotel video, he is shifting his stance. In a recent series of prison calls with PEOPLE, reported by Complex, he stated that Diddy
“does deserve”
a conviction.
“I never said he should walk away a free man. He does deserve [prison]. I don’t mean like… ‘Oh, you beat the sh*t out of Cassie, so, oh well.’ No, she’s a woman. You should never disrespect a woman like that,”
he explains.
“What I am saying is how do we fix this? I think everyone should be held accountable — even myself. I don’t care who it is. Anybody who does those horrible things to women deserves their issue.”
He added,
“I had never really seen a woman get dragged, beaten and disrespected like that before […] When he came around that corner, Puff did beat the dog sh*t out of her.”
Suge went on to leave some advice for Diddy.
Why not make this a healing process. So, if I can man up… Puffy, don’t be a b*tch, my n****. Go in there and man up.”
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after reportedly using a clothes iron to burn 60% of his girlfriend’s body because he believed she was being unfaithful, as reported by Law & Crime.
Burton L. Byrd allegedly kept the woman captive in their Pittsburgh apartment from Saturday to Tuesday, preventing her from getting medical help, as detailed in a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by Law & Crime. When he finally let her go, he instructed her to fabricate a story about being attacked near a Wendy’s and threatened to harm her family if she told the truth, according to the affidavit.
Details of Assault
Byrd is accused of forcing the woman to undress and tying her hands with shoelaces. According to police, he then assaulted her with a belt and punched her in the face. Officers observed bruising around her eye and broken blood vessels in her right eye, indicating she had been hit multiple times. The victim claimed that Byrd then plugged in the iron and began tapping it against her body.
After stating that the iron “wasn’t hot enough,” he waited for it to heat up and pressed it against different areas of her body while demanding to know if she had been with another man, according to police reports. “After about maybe six times of him hitting me with the iron, I just made up a story telling him that I cheated on him just to get him to stop,” she told authorities.
The suspect tried to treat the victim’s injuries himself before she insisted on seeking medical attention. After she visited one hospital, she was moved to a facility with a burn unit, according to police. Byrd is facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault, kidnapping, witness intimidation, and false imprisonment. It is not known if he has legal representation at this time.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
‘He figured he would punish me’: Man used hot iron to cause 60% burns to girlfriend’s body because he thought she was cheating, cops say https://t.co/7RW0G9qRuz
A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant has been charged with hitting her boyfriend on the head with a beer bottle after he jokingly referred to her as “a junkie” during a night out at Funky Buddha Brewery in Florida, per The Post.
Annie Bryn Flaherty, 36, informed officers who arrived at the Fort Lauderdale brewery last week that her boyfriend’s joke upset her to the point of tears, as detailed in a police report obtained by WPLG. She also told officers that the boyfriend “beat her up.”
The boyfriend, who has not been named, acknowledged calling her a “junkie” but provided a different account of the events that occurred. He claimed that the ex-flight attendant initially reacted to his comment by pouring a beer over him, according to the documents. He was then struck on the head with a glass beer bottle when they got to the car, according to the documents.
Flaherty was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and was taken to Broward County Jail, from which she has since been released on bond. The affidavit noted Flaherty’s position as a Spirit Airlines flight attendant; however, the airline informed The Post that she had not been employed there for several years.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy’s ex-fiancée, who accused him of choking her last week, has been granted a temporary protective order against him. This order will remain in effect until a hearing set for April 1, according to the New York Times.
Worthy, 21, was arrested on Friday, March 7, for allegedly choking Jones and faced charges of assaulting a family or household member by impeding their breath. He has since been released from police custody. Following the arrest, Worthy’s attorneys, Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett, issued a statement asserting that Jones was asked to leave Worthy’s home due to suspicions of infidelity.
According to his lawyers, Worthy hired a private investigator who revealed video evidence of his ex-fiancée, professional track star Tia Jones, being unfaithful. When Worthy confronted her and asked her to leave, she reportedly refused, attempted to extort him, and caused damage to his property. Worthy’s legal team also claims that Jones physically assaulted him; however, he opted not to file charges against her.
On Saturday, March 8, Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick informed The Austin American-Statesman that his office would not be pursuing the case after interviewing several witnesses. That same day, the Chiefs told the Associated Press they were still in the process of “gathering information” regarding the situation involving Worthy.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
A woman who alleged Xavier Worthy roughed her up last week has now gotten a temporary protective order against the Kansas City Chiefs star.
Xavier Worthy is free of the domestic violence charge leveled against him. The decision came a day after authorities arrested the NFL player for harming his ex-fiancée. Worthy thereafter hired a private investigator who uncovered the football player’s fiancée, Tia Jones’ infidelity. The investigation also proved that Worthy had suffered assault from his ex. Consequently, the district attorney threw out the case against him.
Xavier Worthy Hired PI in Domestic Violence Case
Xavier Worthy became a free man on Saturday after hiring a private investigator in the domestic violence case his ex-fiancée, Tia Jones, filed. His attorneys, Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett, affirmed their client’s innocence and revealed that the PI has video evidence of Jones’ infidelity. They said Xavier Worthy’s domestic violence trouble stemmed from asking her to leave his house several times “upon discovery of her infidelity.” Jones, a professional track star, had been living with Worthy for some time and refused to leave.
“She has refused to vacate the residence and made a number of extortive efforts prior to resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr Worthy,” the lawyers said, according to The Guardian. They added, “The complainant further destroyed a room in the residence, scratched Mr. Worthy’s face and ripped out parts of his hair, which there is photographic evidence of. Worthy told law enforcement at the time of the incident he did not want to press charges against the complainant.”
Xavier Worthy Cleared Of Domestic Violence Charge
Worthy faced a third-degree felony charge for felony domestic violence. Authorities arrested him on Friday. According to the law, the offense is punishable with a sentence of two to 10 years of jail time. He could also have paid a fine not exceeding $10,000 in addition or as an alternative if found guilty. The Chiefs player was held in the county jail after his arrest for assaulting a family or household member. The report claimed the assault included impeding the breath or choking the victim.
However, Williamson County district attorney, Shawn Dick, dismissed the domestic violence case against Xavier Worthy the following day. Updates to the online court listing for the case showed “dismissed/declined” the same day. Dick said his office had spoken with witnesses and determined not to accept the case at this time. He also said Worthy and his lawyers were fully cooperating with the investigation.
Texas law stipulates that impeding breathing means “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the person’s throat or neck or blocking the person’s nose or mouth.” Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs said on Saturday before the update that they knew about the situation. They also reported that they were still gathering information about it.
It must be a relief for Xavier Worthy and his attorneys to find his domestic violence case struck out. Fans are also glad the Chiefs wideout is free, and many have urged him to file a case against Jones. It remains to be seen what steps Worthy will take now that he has been cleared.
#Clique, how do you feel about Xavier Worthy clearing his name? Let us know in the comments.
Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested on New Year’s Day after allegedly
“punching a woman multiple times and threatening to kill her,”
according to TMZ. The woman, who has not been named but reportedly has a child with the 43-year-old actor, told police that Bryan struck her on the left side of her face and also placed her in a chokehold, causing her to fear for her life. The injuries she sustained are consistent with her story, the police report noted, according to TMZ.
Bryan has multiple children with his ex-wife, Carly Matros, and his fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright. It remains unclear if either of these women was involved in the incident. The former child star was taken into custody for second-degree domestic violence in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Wednesday evening. He was moved to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Thursday after failing to post his $10,000 bail, as reported by a Myrtle Beach Police spokesperson to Page Six. A court date has not yet been set.
Bryan has a history of legal troubles; he was arrested for driving under the influence in California in February 2024 and again in Oklahoma in October 2024. Additionally, the
“Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!)”
actor faced two felony charges after reportedly strangling his former girlfriend, Cartwright, in 2020. In 2023, he addressed the incident, claiming it had been
“blown out of proportion.”
“We got really loud. We were screaming and because we were in a townhome that had [thin walls], everybody could hear,”
he told the Hollywood Reporter.
“At the end of the day, [the police] throw a bunch of counts at you because they ultimately want you to plead to something,”
he added.
“I could’ve fought it … but that’s more stress and drama.”
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
Zachery Ty Bryan allegedly punched a woman multiple times and threatened to kill her before his arrest on January 1. pic.twitter.com/USGjPrApRs
Prosecutors claimed on Thursday that a convicted child rapist on parole attacked his ex-girlfriend, slashing her and pushing her onto the subway tracks in front of her teenage daughters, as reported by the NY Post.
Michael Blount, 29, was taken into custody on December 28 and faced multiple charges, including attempted murder, after being indicted on January 1. On November 5, Blount began stalking the 37-year-old woman and her daughters at a deli in Harlem. As they tried to escape him, he followed them to the subway platform. Blount reportedly returned to the deli, where he allegedly bought a razor blade before returning to the subway station.
According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, at around 11 p.m., Blount grabbed the victim by her hair and attempted to slit her throat while she was waiting for the A train at the 125th Street station. Prosecutors stated that the victim tried to shield her neck, but Blount went on to slash her face multiple times. Her daughter was able to pull her mother from the tracks, per District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a statement. She was rescued from the tracks two minutes before the next train arrived.
Prosecutors reported that a bystander called a cab for the family, where she was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital for treatment of her injuries. She suffered severe lacerations and had to undergo plastic surgery. Following the attack, the District Attorney claims that Blount continued calling, and texting, the woman and her daughters for weeks while he evaded police until his arrest this past weekend.
Michael Blount Previous Convictions
State records reveal that Blount is a registered
“sexually violent offender”
following his 2013 conviction in Brooklyn for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. He served seven years in prison. After being charged with robbery, he was released in 2020 and remained on parole until 2025. On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty to the latest charges and was ordered held without bail.
A 33-year-old woman was reportedly killed by her husband in their Elgin home last week, just a month before their divorce was scheduled to be finalized, as reported by ABC 7 Chicago.
The victim, named Dreanna Booker, was found around 1 a.m. on December 7 in the 700 block of Bluff City Boulevard, according to police. The suspect, 36-year-old Pierre J. French, was arrested shortly after the incident. Booker’s family stated that French was her husband, and their divorce was set to be finalized on January 1, 2025.
ABC7 spoke with Dreanna Booker’s family on Saturday, who shared that they are leaning on their faith to help them navigate through this difficult time.
“We want justice for my baby,”
the victim’s brother, Thomas Mitchell, said.
“Everything else we’re putting in God’s hands. Lord have mercy.”
Court documents reveal that Booker had filed an emergency order of protection against French in July. The couple’s six children, aged between 1 and 14 years, are now left without either of their parents.
“Her kids meant the world to her,”
the victim’s nephew, Tayvion, said.
“Nobody could take her kids away from her, and we’re gonna forever have her kids everyday.”
French is now facing charges of first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court again on Wednesday in Kane County.
A Texas man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old girl who ended their relationship just minutes before the tragic event, according to prosecutors as reported by Law & Crime.
Irbin Vargas, now 29, received the sentence for killing 16-year-old Lourdes Sandoval, affectionately known to her friends as
“Betty.”
On September 12, 2018, Vargas, who was 22 at the time, fatally shot Betty after she tried to end their abusive relationship, as stated by prosecutors from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
Vargas had been in a year-long relationship with the teenager. However, Betty chose to end things after Vargas allegedly pointed a gun at her head. On the night in question, around 10 p.m., Vargas and Betty had a conversation on Facebook, according to a criminal complaint. A few minutes later, Vargas reportedly sent her a picture of himself holding a gun to his head, with the caption,
“Life ain’t worth living without you.”
Betty shared the messages and picture with a friend and expressed she was scared. She then stepped outside to meet another friend. According to prosecutors, Vargas came out of the shadows, grabbed her by the shoulder, and shot her in the face. Vargas tried to escape but was arrested later by Houston police officers. He will not be eligible for parole until he has served 30 years.
“He was a 22-year-old predator who worked to get close to a teenage girl,”
Assistant District Attorney Philip White, who prosecuted the case, said in a statement.
“Five minutes after she told him that it was over for good, he killed her.”
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
‘I’m never talking to you again’: Man murdered teen girl because she no longer wanted to be in relationship with him https://t.co/DBSISaRdin
