{"id":229687,"date":"2022-09-01T09:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=229687"},"modified":"2022-09-01T12:01:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:01:10","slug":"clenney-pleads-not-guilty-to-boyfriends-miami-murder-couple-had-vegas-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/clenney-pleads-not-guilty-to-boyfriends-miami-murder-couple-had-vegas-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Clenney Pleads Not Guilty to Miami Murder, Once Charged in Vegas Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social media celebrity Courtney Clenney entered a not guilty plea Wednesday for the murder of her boyfriend at their Miami apartment. The couple had a tumultuous two-year relationship that includes an assault at The Cosmopolitan<\/a> in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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Social media star Courtney Clenney pleads not guilty in Miami court for the murder of her boyfriend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clenney, 26, now faces a second-degree murder charge for the April 3 Florida stabbing of Christian “Toby” Obumseli<\/a>, 27. She was arrested on Aug. 10 and has been extradited from Hawaii to Florida to stand trial.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Clenney\u2019s attorney, Frank Prieto, entered the plea for her in Florida Circuit Court. She was not present for the hearing before Judge Diana Vizcaino.<\/p>\n

Prieto claimed Clenney was acting in self-defense in the stabbing. He has said the legal team will \u201cmount a vigorous defense in her favor,\u201d the Daily Mail<\/em> reported. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In her version of events, Obumseli grabbed her throat and pushed her up against a wall. In response, she allegedly threw a kitchen knife from 10 feet away at Obumseli. It seriously wounded him in the chest. He later died.<\/p>\n

Clenney remains at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. She is being held without bail.<\/p>\n

Autopsy Gives Another Story<\/h2>\n

An autopsy disputes her version of events, authorities said. Obumseli\u2019s family also grew impatient with the progress of the investigation and prosecution. Jeff Obumseli, the brother of the victim, employed an attorney to reportedly pressure prosecutors to arrest her.<\/p>\n

Following the stabbing, Clenney left Florida for Hawaii. She was on the Pacific islands to get inpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and drug abuse, Prieto has revealed.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Assault Details<\/h2>\n

Clenney was charged in Las Vegas with domestic battery in July 2021, when the couple was staying at The Cosmopolitan, KLAS<\/em>, a local TV station, reported. The charge was later dropped.<\/p>\n

She allegedly tossed a glass at Obumseli\u2019s head on July 27 after the two got into a dispute. Clenney also admitted to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) that she had pushed Obumseli, the report said. But Obumseli allegedly grabbed her by the hair and put his fist up to her neck, KLAS<\/em> said.<\/p>\n

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Courtney Clenney and Christian Obumseli during happier times, pictured above. The two had a tumultuous relationship, including a fight at a Las Vegas hotel. (Image: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prieto has called Obumseli \u201can abuser,\u201d the New York Post<\/em> reported. \u201cHe would manipulate and abuse Courtney in private when he thought nobody was around,\u201d Prieto said.<\/p>\n

Prieto is a former Florida prosecutor who now largely represents criminal defendants in Florida.<\/p>\n

Clenney is well-known among social media followers. She has two million followers on Instagram, and also appears on OnlyFans. She also uses the name Courtney Tailor on social media.<\/p>\n

Options for Domestic Violence<\/h2>\n

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has acknowledged the couple had a tumultuous relationship. But she said options were available to them.<\/p>\n

The violent and toxic 2-year relationship of these individuals did not have to end in tragedy with Christian\u2019s murder as a victim of domestic violence<\/a>,\u201d<\/strong> Fernandez Rundle said in a Facebook post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are counseling options for domestic abuse victims. One is the National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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