Cedric Marks murder accusations
Stories relating to the multiple murder accusations that have been made against longtime MMA veteran Cedric Marks.
MMA fighter found guilty of capital murder
Cedric Marks was found guilty of killing Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin by a Texas jury. He now faces a possible death penalty.
Capital murder trial date finally set for MMA veteran Cedric Marks
Cedric Marks is accused of murdering three people.
MMA veteran Cedric Marks unsuccessfully challenges start date for double murder trial
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse, harassment, and murder] Cedric Marks, a veteran of over 50 MMA fights, is currently awaiting trial on two counts of homicide. Marks is accused of killing his former girlfriend Jenna Scott and her friend Michael Swearingin, who were both found in shallow graves near Clearview, OK in […]
MMA veteran Cedric Marks has date set for capital murder trial
Cedric Marks, a veteran of over 50 professional fights, has seen his trial for capital murder set for April 4, 2022 (per Temple Daily Telegram). Marks, who is accused of killing Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin, is to be tried in Bell County, Texas. If found guilty of these killings he faces a possible death […]
MMA fighter Cedric Marks to represent himself in double capital murder trial
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse, harassment, and murder] Veteran MMA fighter Cedric Marks, 45, was charged with two counts of capital murder in 2019. Authorities allege that Marks abducted and killed his ex-girlfriend Jenna Scott and her friend Michael Swearingin and buried them in shallow graves outside of Clearview, OK. Marks is […]
Judge denies motion to throw out death penalty option in trial of MMA fighter Cedric Marks
Cedric Marks, 46, is due to be tried in court over the 2018 killings of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin. Marks, a veteran MMA fighter, is accused of killing his former girlfriend Scott and her friend Swearingin and burying their bodies in shallow graves near Clearview, OK. Marks is to be tried in Bell County, […]
MMA veteran Cedric Marks accused of murdering three people
Pro MMA veteran Cedric Marks has been accused of three murders.
MMA fighter Cedric Marks, currently on trial for double-homicide, hit with separate murder charge
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse, harassment, and murder] Cedric Marks,45, is currently on trial in Temple, TX for the double killing of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin. Marks faces the possibility of a death sentence if he is found guilty of their murders. Scott and Swearingin were reported missing on January 3rd, […]
Wife of former MMA fighter Cedric Marks admits to helping him hide from police
[CW: The following story discusses suspected domestic violence] KCENTV reports that Ginell McDonough, 37, plead guilty to allowing her husband Cedric Marks, 44, along with his girlfriend Maya Maxwell, stay at her house in Michigan while they were wanted for the murders of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin last year. McDonough will be sentenced on […]
Texas to seek death penalty for MMA fighter accused of double homicide
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse, harassment, and murder] According to USA Today prosecutors in Bell County, TX are planning to seek the death penalty for Cedric Marks, 45. A long-time MMA fighter, Marks was indicted in the killings of Jenna Scott, 28, and Michael Swearingin, 32, in March. Marks has plead not […]
MMA fighter Cedric Marks’ case prompts calls for changes to Texas’ protective order laws
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse, harassment, and murder] Cedric Marks, 44, was charged with two counts of capital murder last month in connection to the homicides of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin. Scott, who was once Marks’ girlfriend, was denied a protection order against Marks the year before she was killed. Last […]
MMA fighter Cedric Marks formally charged with capital murder and burglary
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse, harassment, and murder] Veteran MMA fighter Cedric Marks, 44, was formally charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit other felony/s last Wednesday in Temple, TX (per KCENTV). Marks was re-arrested — after he escaped a police van — last month under suspicion of multiple […]
MMA fighter Cedric Marks, accused of two murders, captured after escaping police custody in Texas
Cedric Marks, 44, an MMA fighter with a pro career that spans two decades, escaped a prison transport vehicle today in Conroe, TX (north of Houston). Marks had just been extradited from Michigan to Texas to face a burglary charge. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department (via the Temple Daily Telegraph), Marks is also […]
MMA veteran Cedric Marks arrested for allegedly burglarizing home of murdered ex-girlfriend
[CW: The following story discusses alleged domestic abuse and harassment] MMA veteran Cedric Marks, 44, is currently in jail in Grand Rapids, MI awaiting extradition to Temple, TX. He was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing the home of Temple-resident Jenna Scott, his ex-girlfriend. Last week Scott, who had previously sought a protective order against Marks, […]