UFC Veteran Casey Kenney Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping, Assault in Arizona

UFC fighter Casey
Kenney was just lately arrested on costs of kidnapping and
assault in relation to a home violence incident final month.

In keeping with Maricopa County Superior Court docket data, Kenney is
dealing with a complete of six costs — together with felony kidnapping and
aggravated assault — for an incident that occurred on July 21.
Kenney was arrested on Aug. 16 and has since been launched from
custody. A standing convention relating to Kenney’s case is scheduled
for Thursday, and a preliminary listening to is ready for Aug. 26.

The incident was initially delivered to mild by the alleged sufferer’s
mom on Instagram. A possible trigger assertion obtained
by MMAFighting.com reveals particulars relating to the
alleged home violence incident by stating that Kenney
“dedicated kidnapping, aggravated assault by strangulation and
assault towards [victim] Jasmine Mendez by repeatedly placing,
slapping, biting, headbutting and choking [victim] Jasmine for
a number of hours…”

The complete assertion is as follows:

Between the dates of 7-21-2024 at roughly 11:00 p.m. and
7-22-24 at roughly 12:14 a.m. whereas on the single household
residence situated at [address redacted], [suspect] Casey Kenney
dedicated kidnapping, aggravated assault by strangulation and
assault towards [victim] Jasmine Mendez by repeatedly placing,
slapping, biting, headbutting and choking [victim] Jasmine for
a number of hours leading to abrasions to Jasmine’s lip and
discoloration to Jasmine’s arms and petechiae to Jasmine’s
neck.

Moreover, throughout the 13 hours at Casey Kenney’s residence,
Jasmine was incapable of escaping the residence resulting from Casey
routinely grabbing maintain of Jasmine and holding her in place throughout
her makes an attempt whereas threatening to trigger extra bodily hurt. Casey
Kenney suggested Jasmine Mendez that if anybody exhibits up he’ll shoot
them and if her mom exhibits up he’ll shoot her within the head.
Jasmine Mendez acknowledged she wishes prosecution on this matter at
this time.

The 33-year-old Kenney hasn’t competed in MMA since August 2021,
when he suffered a break up determination loss to Yadong Track
at UFC 265. The previous
Legacy Combating Alliance champion is 5-3 over the course of a
UFC tenure that started in March 2019.