Niamh Shackleton
Courtney Clenney's parents have been arrested as the OnlyFans model awaits trial.
Courtney was arrested in August 2022 and charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli.
The stabbing took place in April 2022, which Courtney's attorneys have since claimed was in self-defence.
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In December of the same year, the then 26-year-old was denied bail and has remained at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Florida since.
Courtney has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charge she's facing and is still awaiting trial.
It's unclear when the trial will start, as prosecutors were still conducting interviews with witnesses as of July last year, NBC Miami reported at the time.
Now, as the former OnlyFans content creator continues to await trial, her parents have been arrested, it has been reported.
Deborah, 57, and Kim Clenney, 60, have been accused of trying to conceal evidence and were taken into custody yesterday (January 30) in connection to the case.
According to WPLG, police sources claim Kim had allegedly found a laptop belonging to Christian when he and Deborah cleaned out their daughter's Edgewater high-rise apartment.
It was also reported that he'd allegedly handed the laptop to his legal team.
The Clenneys are currently being held in Texas before being extradited to Miami.
Courtney's lawyer Frank Prieto has since issued a statement in the wake of his client's parents' arrest.
"We’re extremely surprised and very concerned about the arrest of the Clenney family; this could be an example of prosecutorial overreach and misconduct," it began.
"It appears excessive in that the family is now confined in jail awaiting an extradition hearing on what may be an attempt to manipulate media headlines and discredit them before Thursday’s scheduled hearing on a gag order in the case.
"The Clenneys have quite a story and it’s a story the State of Florida may does not want the public to hear."
Prieto continued: "We believe the Clenney family has been targeted with some trumped up charges to discredit them in the press and make their lives miserable.
"It stinks of a power play by prosecutors to control the narrative.
"This Thursday, the State is seeking a gag order in the case. Now they’ve gone after Courtney’s Mom and Dad in such a way that requires them to spend considerable time in jail without bond.
"Had they done this in Florida, the charge has a $5,000 bond, i.e., $500 to a bondsman, and that’s it.
"It appears the prosecutors are going for media mileage in this one with little or no evidence as we have yet to know what the true accusations are.
"It’s unnecessary and distasteful. All they had to do was a phone call and we would have been in court. It’s so inexcusable."
UNILAD has contacted police and Clenney's attorney for further comment.