Man beat his girlfriend to death, then framed his dog to be executed before officials could prove he was the real killer, prosecutors say

A antheral successful Texas volition walk decades down bars aft authorities accidental helium drugged and mercilessly bushed his woman to decease — and past blamed it connected his dog.

Kaleb Mickens, 34, was sentenced to 40 years aft pleading blameworthy to first-degree aggravated assault related to household violence, the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office announced. The lawsuit stems from the decease of Sheila Cuevas.

The suspect was besides sentenced to 20 years "on a probation revocation" for aggravated battle causing superior bodily wounded and 15 years for aggravated battle with a deadly limb successful Dallas County, the DA's bureau added, noting that these charges "were perpetrated against antithetic women with whom helium had relationships."

Mickens was a "prominent figure" successful the multi-level selling level called IM Academy, authorities say. He "lured young radical into joining his grooming squad with the committedness of making thousands of dollars."

The suspect — who went by "Cash Cartier" — utilized his "perceived wealthiness and presumption to manipulate men and women with threats and promises portion hiding his precise convulsive backstage persona," the DA's bureau added. Photos shared by determination Fox affiliate KDFW amusement him speaking astatine events and holding astir 100,000 followers connected Instagram, and prosecutors said helium was making $20,000 a week astatine the highest of his success.

However, his income from the strategy was reportedly declining by the autumn of 2023. Then came Oct. 8, 2023.

On that day, Mickens called 911 to study that Cuevas had been attacked by his dog, Soldier, and that she had stopped breathing. "The canine was taken and euthanized," authorities recall.

However, investigators aboriginal determined that the canine could not person caused the woman's injuries and death.

"She was recovered successful their flat astatine the ft of the bed, I would accidental caput to toed beaten, bruised, swollen face, cauliflower ear, puncture wounds, she had 15 breached ribs," Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney Allenna Bangs said.

Investigators identified Mickens arsenic their suspect, but they accidental they were incapable to bring a execution complaint against him due to the fact that of "complications" with the aesculapian examiner and "proving the origin of death."

They reportedly ne'er came to a determination arsenic to wherefore helium drugged and bushed her.

"In a afloat tribunal country Monday, respective women delivered interaction statements that included details of torment, torture, manipulation, and intersexual assault," the DA's bureau said. "Each shared their connection of endurance and idiosyncratic devastation that Ms. Cuevas did not survive."

Cuevas' family, including her brother, straight addressed Mickens, saying, "You merit this."

A GoFundMe for Cuevas — whose property astatine the clip of her decease is unclear — remembers her arsenic "an astonishing quality being. Her grin and her benignant heart, lit up each country she stepped in. We are definite she is resting blissfully successful heaven."