'Didn't want her to go': Pregnant girlfriend ripped away boyfriend's PS5 controller and told him she was leaving him, so he shot her dead with his Glock

A 20-year-old Kansas antheral has been recovered blameworthy of shooting his pregnant girlfriend to decease because helium "thought she was gonna leave" him, according to prosecutors. Friends and exes told investigators the antheral was "violent and controlling," with him threatening the unfortunate repeatedly and telling her helium was going to "f—ing termination her" conscionable 1 week anterior to the murder, tribunal documents show.

Matthew Criscenzo, of Sedgwick County, blasted his 20-year-old woman Naomi Oglesby with a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun successful May 2024 aft she "grabbed" his "PS5 controller" and turned it disconnected to archer him she was "going," according to Criscenzo's arrest affidavit. He was convicted Monday of premeditated first-degree murder, felony murder, kidnapping and aggravated battery.

"I got each of her s— acceptable for her," Criscenzo muttered to himself portion sitting successful a constabulary interrogation country unsocial aft speaking to detectives astir what happened, the affidavit alleged. "And past … she walked retired and each her worldly was close there, each of her apparel and everything. And I told her to stop," Criscenzo allegedly recalled. "And then, and past I pointed my weapon astatine her and she swatted it and it went off."

Criscenzo pleaded not blameworthy to the charges related to the fatal shooting, which occurred astatine his father's location successful the 700 artifact of South Laura Avenue. Criscenzo's dada allegedly heard the incidental unfold and recovered Oglesby suffering from a gunshot coiled to her head, prompting him to telephone cops.

"[The father] said helium was baking a cheesecake and went to his chamber aft putting it successful the oven," the affidavit said, noting however the mates "stayed the nighttime frequently" astatine the dad's home.

"A fewer minutes aft getting into his chamber helium heard a gunshot close extracurricular his bedroom. He opened his chamber doorway and saw Naomi lying connected the ground," the affidavit said. "He said Matthew was lasting implicit Naomi and Matthew had a weapon successful his hand. He took the weapon from Matthew and heard Matthew say, 'What did I do?'"

Oglesby was 37 weeks large astatine the clip and aesculapian unit delivered her babe via exigency C-section; the kid survived but investigating showed the newborn suffered terrible encephalon trauma owed to a deficiency of oxygen. Oglesby was pronounced dormant 2 minutes aft the babe was delivered, the affidavit says.

When officers arrived connected scene, Criscenzo allegedly made respective "spontaneous" statements that prompted them to instrumentality him into custody — including, "I can't judge I did this, conscionable f—ing termination me" and "I didn't privation to, I didn't mean to, I conscionable didn't privation her to spell and I thought she was gonna permission me," according to the affidavit.

Criscenzo added, "She loved maine and I killed her." The comments continued portion Criscenzo was being transported to a section constabulary station, his affidavit says.

"I can't judge I changeable her," Criscenzo said portion successful a patrol car. "I can't judge I pulled the trigger. She wanted to leave, I should person fto her leave."

An serviceman who was with Criscenzo astatine 1 constituent radioed successful and said, "Hey Sarge, this dude is successful shock. He's self-admitting that helium changeable her. Over and implicit and over," according to court documents.

While successful the constabulary interrogation room, Criscenzo allegedly uttered things similar "This is not real" and "I forced her to spell and past I changed my caput and changeable her connected mishap and she pushed the weapon away. Why did I bash that though? Why did I adjacent person my digit connected the trigger? I cognize digit discipline," according to the affidavit.

He continued to speech retired large and allegedly said, "I truly changeable her. This isn't a atrocious imagination I'm gonna aftermath up from." At 1 point, Criscenzo claimed helium wanted to spell location "with Naenae and I killed her."

Criscenzo's lawyer tried arguing successful court filings that his statements were "a captious portion of his guilt-based defense" due to the fact that they showed "acceptance of responsibility" and were "contemporaneous with his willingness to cooperate with instrumentality enforcement." They told the tribunal that portion prosecutors claimed Criscenzo "not lone had an intent to sprout but an intent to termination and premeditation," lawsuit instrumentality shows that adjacent if the authorities is close that helium had an intent to shoot, that intent does not equate to an intent to termination oregon premeditation.

"Intent to sprout successful a reckless mode is not intent to kill," Criscenzo's defence squad said. "Intent to sprout … does not automatically mean … intended to kill. … Even an intentional stroke tin effect successful an unintentional but reckless killing."

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Police investigators located a spent .40 caliber cartridge casing successful the surviving country of Criscenzo's father's home, 2 "live" .40 caliber rounds, an extended firearm mag connected the couch, and 3 weapon cases successful Criscenzo's bedroom.

Criscenzo claimed helium was "drunk" astatine the clip of the incidental and that helium thought helium lone "grazed" Oglesby, the affidavit alleged. A person of the victim's told cops that she witnessed a home battle unfold betwixt the mates astir a week earlier the shooting, during which Criscenzo was allegedly drunk and precocious and assaulted Oglesby.

"Matthew grabbed Naomi and spot her connected the hand," the affidavit says astir the alleged incident. "Then helium pulled retired a weapon and told Naomi helium was going to 'f—ing' termination her."

A GoFundMe launched for Oglesby's babe and household describes her arsenic a "beautiful young psyche who was taken excessively soon."

Criscenzo's sentencing day has not been listed successful the tribunal record yet. His lawyer filed a request Monday for contiguous sentencing.