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In July 2018, 28-year-old Jenna Scott requested a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, MMA fighter Cedric Joseph Marks.
“Every time I try to break up with him, he threatens me,” Scott wrote in her application. “I have to stay away from him to stay safe and to protect the people I love.”
After Scott’s body was found, police in Bloomington, Minnesota, announced that they were reopening the missing persons case of another one of Marks’ former girlfriends, April Pease. Pease hasn’t been seen since 2009, when she was embroiled in a custody dispute with Marks. Police say that he is a person of interest in the case.
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An Alleged Escape
Marks was arrested in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last week. He was being transported to Bell County in Texas for arraignment, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday morning around 7:15 a.m., he allegedly escaped while the van was at a McDonald’s in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston.
On Sunday afternoon, K-9 units discovered Marks inside a 55-gallon trash can just two blocks away from where he had escaped.
Marks, 44, is a professional MMA fighter with the nickname of “Spiderman.” He recently fought in the Moore Extreme Fighting Championship in Arizona, according to the MMA siteTapology.
According toCBS News, Marks was also wanted in Texas for questioning in connection with a burglary with intent to commit another felony.
PEOPLE confirms that Marks is being held for questioning in Conroe, Texas. “At this time the circumstances surrounding Marks’ escape are still under investigation,” Conroe Police Department Chief Jeff Christy said in a press conference. “Once the investigation is complete the finding will be presented to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.”
Marks is expected to be formally charged upon arrival in Bell County. Police records do not list an attorney authorized to speak on his behalf.
source: people.com
