A Tulsa man is accused of murdering the father of his ex-girlfriend's child after a domestic altercation at an apartment complex.
Cameron Jerel Hendrick, 27, is accused of shooting another 27-year-old man after he became angry that the man stayed the night at the apartment of Hendrick's ex-girlfriend.
According to reports, police responded to a report of shots fired at the Silverwoods Apartments in Tulsa. When they arrived, they found the body of the 27-year-old victim. A witness said that the victim is the father of her 8-year-old child, and that he had stayed at her apartment. The witness identified the shooter as Hendrick, her ex-boyfriend. She said Hendrick became angry when when the man stayed at her apartment and began sending her threatening text messages saying he was going to use pepper spray on her.
Eventually, Hendrick showed up at the apartment complex and a domestic disturbance ensued which ended in a fatal shooting, which reports say was witnessed by a 14-year-old relative.
The suspect was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on a first degree murder complaint.
Since 2005, Hendrick has built up a significant criminal record in Tulsa--a record that includes numerous protective orders, domestic abuse convictions, and other violent crimes. Convictions include:
If Hendrick is convicted of first degree murder, he faces the possibility of life in prison without parole. His criminal record, which includes violent crimes and firearms offenses, will not likely do him any favors at sentencing if he is formally charged and ultimately convicted of the murder complaint.
Some people may wonder why this is considered a domestic call when the altercation was between two unrelated men who were not in a relationship, and, if reports are true, were no longer in a romantic relationship with the woman who linked them. Often, we think of domestic violence or domestic abuse as only referring to either intimate partner violence or child abuse; however, the state definition of domestic assault and battery involves a broad scope of relationships:
The state's domestic assault and battery statutes are codified with other assault charges in 21 O.S. � 644. Learn more here.
