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TAMPA (WFLA) — The parents of Courtney Clenney, the OnlyFans model accused of stabbing and killing her boyfriend in 2022, have been arrested in connection to the murder case, according to NBC affiliate WTVJ.
Lawyers for Clenney’s late boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, told WTVJ that Kim and Deborah Clenney were arrested in their home in Austin on a warrant involving evidence tampering.
The NBC affiliate said Kim, the father of Courtney, went back into the couple’s condo in Edgewater in April 2022 and found a laptop belonging to Obumseli, which he reportedly handed over to his daughter’s legal team.
Courtney’s attorney told WVTJ the charges were a “power play by prosecutors to control the narrative.”
“We’re extremely surprised and very concerned about the arrest of the Clenney family; this could be an example of prosecutorial overreach and misconduct,” Courtney’s attorney said as part of a statement. “It appears excessive in that the family is now confined in jail awaiting an extradition hearing on what may be an attempt to manipulate media headlines and discredit them before Thursday’s scheduled hearing on a gag order in the case … We believe the Clenney family has been targeted with some trumped up charges to discredit them in the press and make their lives miserable.”
Courtney Clenney is accused of stabbing the 27-year-old Obumseli in April of 2022. She was arrested in August 2022 and is being held without bond while awaiting trial.
