Fighter’s murder charge

A 44-YEAR-OLD MMA fighter and his girlfriend have been indicted in Texas on capital murder charges in the killings of two people whose bodies were found in a shallow grave in Oklahoma.

Bell County District lawyer Henry Garza says the indictments of Cedric Marks (pictured) and 26-year-old Maya Maxwell were handed down on Wednesday for the deaths of Jenna Scott and Michael Swearingin. The couple was also charged with tampering with evidence.

Marks has previously denied killing the 28-year-old Scott and 32-year-old Swearingin.

Oklahoma’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released an autopsy report on Wednesday saying 32year-old Michael Swearingin’s death was a homicide. He was found dead on January 15 in a shallow grave beside the body of 28-year-old Jenna Scott in Clearview, about 130km east of Oklahoma City.

The Temple, Texas residents were reported missing on January 4. The report says Swearingin likely died from asphyxiation due to strangulation. Scott’s autopsy hasn’t been made public.

Court records show Scott’s ex-boyfriend, 44-year-old Cedric Marks, is being held on murder charges.