Casey Kenney was sentenced to 180 days in jail after he finally plead responsible on a lesser cost after being arrested again in 2024.
Per courtroom information obtained by MMA Combating, the 34-year-old fighter made a plea take care of prosecutors for an aggravated assault cost, a category six felony for home violence, after he was initially hit with a large number of fees together with kidnapping, disorderly conduct, and several other assault fees.
Below the situations of his plea deal, Kenney was sentenced to 6 months within the county jail, which started on Oct. 30 and he additionally has to remain on probation for the subsequent three years. Kenney should additionally full a substance abuse program and a home violence offender remedy program.
He should additionally avoid the sufferer within the case and pay courtroom fines and charges after his launch from jail, which is at the moment listed as Might 1, 2026.
Kenney additionally pled down a separate case for drug paraphernalia possession that places him on supervised probation for 2 years beginning on Oct. 30 and he additionally has to finish 100 hours of neighborhood service together with the substance abuse remedy program.
Initially arrested again in August 2024 after a police investigation led to Kenney being hit with a large number of fees associated to an incident together with his ex-girlfriend.
A possible trigger assertion revealed the allegations towards Kenney after he was arrested:
“Between the dates of 7-21-2024 at roughly 11:00 p.m. and 7-22-24 at roughly 12:14 a.m. whereas on the single household residence positioned at [address redacted], [suspect] Casey Kenney dedicated kidnapping, aggravated assault by strangulation and assault towards [victim] by repeatedly putting, slapping, biting, headbutting and choking [victim] for a number of hours leading to abrasions to [victim’s] lip and discoloration to [victim’s] arms and petechiae to [victim’s] neck.
“Moreover, throughout the 13 hours at Casey Kenney’s residence, [victim] was incapable of escaping the residence on account of Casey routinely grabbing maintain of [victim] and holding her in place throughout her makes an attempt whereas threatening to trigger extra bodily hurt. Casey Kenney suggested [victim] that if anybody reveals up he’ll shoot them and if her mom reveals up he’ll shoot her within the head. [Victim] acknowledged she needs prosecution on this matter presently.”
Kenney hasn’t fought since 2021 when he suffered a loss to Track Yadong at UFC 265, and he was ultimately launched from the UFC roster.
