Ex-NFL linebacker Darron Lee kept jailed without bail in girlfriend's murder

"Mr. Lee was in a home with a female that was, for lack of a better term, beaten to death, Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp said at Lee's arraignment on Wednesday. Wamp added that the explanation Lee gave police doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Cops arrived to the home last Thursday to find Perpetuo suffering from multiple injuries, and the county coroner ruled her probable cause of death to be blunt force trauma."

"Cops found Perpetuo had been stabbed in the abdomen and legs, had a large bruise on her head, a severe brain injury, a broken neck, black eyes and dried blood on her face and neck, prosecutors said in court. On the walls there was blood, on the floor in the living room there was blood, in the floor on the hallway and the stairs, detective Brian Lockhart testified, according to local ABC affiliate WTVC. There was blood in just about every room except one."

"According to an affidavit, detectives also identified blood that had been attempted to be cleaned up, as well as cleaning supplies near where testing confirmed blood stains despite no visible blood. While arguing for Lee to remain held without bail, authorities also cited previous criminal cases against him. At the time of the killing, he was already on probation after cutting a plea deal in a domestic violence case in Ohio. Lee has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with or fabricating evidence."

Darron Lee, 31, faces first-degree murder and tampering with or fabricating evidence charges in the death of his girlfriend in Ooltewah, Tennessee. A judge ruled he will remain held without bail; a preliminary hearing is set for March 9. Investigators found the victim with stab wounds to the abdomen and legs, a large head bruise, severe brain injury, a broken neck, black eyes, and dried blood on her face and neck. The coroner cited blunt force trauma as probable cause of death. The scene contained blood throughout the home and evidence of attempted cleanup. Lee initially told police he found the victim unconscious and believed she fell in the shower. Lee was on probation after a domestic violence plea deal in Ohio at the time of the killing.

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