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Updated · WPLG Local 10 · Aug 10

Courtney Clenney Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter, Gets 6 Years in 2022 Obumseli Killing

Updated

Updated · WPLG Local 10 · Aug 10

Courtney Clenney Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter, Gets 6 Years in 2022 Obumseli Killing

Q: What secret terms in the plea agreement finally ended the fierce legal battle over Christian Obumseli's tragic death?

The terms are not public. What is known is that Courtney Clenney’s lawyers said she reached a plea agreement with Miami-Dade prosecutors and that it was scheduled to be presented in court on Aug. 10, 2026, but it would not take effect unless a judge approved it. So far, neither side has disclosed the key provisions, including what charge Clenney would plead to, whether the original second-degree murder count would be reduced, what sentence was negotiated, or whether there were any special conditions attached. Court filings and public statements only confirm the existence of the deal, not its substance. What can be established from the record is that the plea came after years of contentious criminal litigation over the April 2022 stabbing death of Christian Obumseli and after a related civil case brought by Obumseli’s estate against Clenney was quietly resolved. The estate filed a notice of settlement in late 2025, and the claims against Clenney were later dismissed with prejudice, meaning they cannot be refiled. In short, the “secret terms” remain secret for now. The public is expected to learn more only if the agreement is read into the record or otherwise disclosed in court once the judge considers it.

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Courtney Clenney, 30, accepted a plea deal in Miami and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Christian Obumseli’s 2022 death, ending a case that had been headed to trial on a second-degree murder charge.
A judge sentenced her to six years in prison and five years of probation, with credit for time served since her Aug. 10, 2022, arrest in Hawaii and subsequent jailing in Miami.
Prosecutors said Clenney fatally stabbed Obumseli during a fight in their Edgewater apartment and had assembled videos and digital evidence they said showed a pattern of escalating violence toward him.
Clenney’s lawyers had argued the April 2022 stabbing was self-defense, but Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said the plea reflected Clenney’s acceptance of full responsibility and had the family’s approval.
In court, a relative read a statement from Obumseli’s mother describing years of fear, anxiety and grief, underscoring the family’s push for accountability as the case closed.