For the first time since her arrest in August, the OnlyFans model suspected of murdering her lover was seen in court wearing an orange jumpsuit rather than a string bikini.
Tuesday’s evidence hearing was attended by 26-year-old Courtney Clenney in a Florida courthouse. She is charged with second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her 27-year-old boyfriend Christian Obumseli in the chest during an argument on April 3.
During the hearing, Clenney’s lawyer, Frank Prieto, requested a protective order restricting the dissemination of the “adult” content created and found on Clenney’s phone.
Prieto predicted that the situation would escalate into a media circus in which outlets would post lewd content that had nothing to do with the case’s guilt or innocence.
He said the “pornography” and “sexually explicit” images and videos on Clenney’s phone would preclude her from testifying before a fair jury.
The prosecution said that by filing the motion, the defence was attempting to “control the narrative.”
The motion was turned down by Judge Diana Vizcaino.
Clenney, also known online as Courtney Tailor, said that the stabbing was committed in self defence.
She made her appearance little over a week after her lawyer, Frank Prieto, argued that her charges should be dropped to manslaughter and that she should be granted release.
Although the judge did establish sufficient cause for the warrant, according to Prieto’s statement from last week, “there is not probable cause for second-degree murder… at best it is manslaughter.”
She was then sent back to jail without bail after the Miami-Dade judge said she was not enough educated about the case to make a decision.
Clenney’s lawyer had earlier requested that Obumseli’s body be dug up and examined by a medical examiner to support her self-defense account.
According to the Miami Herald, Clenney claimed to have stabbed Obumseli in the chest at their opulent apartment in the One Paraiso complex in Edgewater, Miami, in April after grabbing her by the neck.
Clenney claimed that she threw the knife at her lover from a distance of more than ten feet, but according to Fernandez, the autopsy showed a severe cut that could only be seen up close.
Police discovered the OnlyFans model covered in blood on her balcony and momentarily detained her, but they subsequently freed her because they thought she had acted in self-defense.
She had been receiving treatment for drug addiction and PTSD on Hawaii’s Big Island until she was arrested earlier this month.
After Obumseli passed away, his remains was interred in Texas. Larry Handfield, the family lawyer for the 27-year-old, said that the attempt by Clenney’s lawyer is “an act of desperation” and that excavating the corpse would go against the family’s religious principles.
In addition, Prieto requested a stop to the disclosure of Clenney’s accusatory evidence without the court first reviewing it.
The move was brought about by the disclosure of elevator video taken in the couple’s Miami flat, which showed the model giving Obumseli a brutal beating two months before to his death.
As Obumseli struggled to deflect her strikes, Clenney could be seen slapping and tugging at his hair in the video.
Less than two years had passed since Clenney and Obumseli started dating, and things were rocky.
Police were repeatedly summoned to their Austin, Texas home after she was detained for domestic assault in Las Vegas.
The couple relocated to Miami at the beginning of the year, and since then, employees and residents at the One Paraiso building have received several complaints about the couple’s involvement in domestic disputes and have even taken steps to remove them.
Obumseli allegedly seized Clenney by the neck on April 3, and she was forced to stab him, according to Clenney and her counsel.
In April, Obumseli’s brother expressed his ire at her for not being prosecuted with murder right away, claiming that this was due to her privilege as a “rich white lady” and not because she claimed she was acting in self-defense.
The victim’s brother, Jeffrey Obumseli, and his family, however, said in a statement shared on Instagram that they do not trust Clenney and demand that she be prosecuted for murdering the brother he named Toby.
Just after the murder, a model was seen on camera covered in blood on her high-rise balcony.
The truth, as Jeffrey Obumseli put it, “is inextricably clear: Courtney is being treated differently because of her privilege as a wealthy White woman.”
“The investigator on the case hastily decided this was not a crime of violence within 24 hours of Toby’s death.”
The family of Obumseli from Austin, Texas, is still looking for explanations. On GoFundMe, his family is collecting funds for him.
He was the victim of a “heinous act of brutality,” according to their website.
A week before turning 28, Christian Toby Obumseli was killed in Florida. To attempt to make sense of our new world is morally repugnant.
“That person tore Christian from our planet with their selfish deed.” Not only are we upset and astonished, but we are also completely saddened.
His murder raises a lot of concerns and leaves a hole in the world that can never be patched or filled. Irrespective of time.
Christian had a strong desire to inspire others around him and was incredibly empathetic. It states, “He did not deserve to have his life taken by a horrific act of violence.
Since she was accused of murdering her lover, Clenney has been uploading X-rated material on her OnlyFans website throughout the inquiry.
A day after she murdered Obumseli, X-rated material started to emerge on her website, however it’s unclear whether it was planned to go public before the tragedy.
Clenney’s page was deleted almost immediately after her arrest.
She still maintains a presence on Instagram, although it has been 19 weeks since her last post.
Her most recent photo was of her in Miami wearing a scant pink dress, and it was captioned, “My face fantasising about a new set of talons… What shade should I choose?