Drama, Headlocks, and a Mysterious Sonny: Love Turns Sour in Marion County
Marion County deputies found themselves in the middle of a soap opera on August 24, 2024, when they responded to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, they found Shane Locklear in the front yard, but he wasn’t in a talking mood. “Ask her,” he said when deputies inquired about his identity, referring to his girlfriend, Denise Morris-Chenevey.
Inside, the plot thickened. Morris-Chenevey claimed that a text message dispute about other people in their lives escalated into an argument. Locklear, seemingly tired of talking, demanded she call a mysterious “Sonny” and declare her undying love for him. The victim, refusing to play along, countered with an offer to call the four women found in Locklear’s phone. Things went south quickly, with Locklear allegedly putting her in a headlock that restricted her airway. Morris-Chenevey’s response? A retaliatory bite on Locklear’s stomach.
Deputies observed a red mark on Locklear’s stomach consistent with a bite, adding a layer of credibility to the victim’s story. Despite having no visible injuries, Morris-Chenevey’s tale of a chokehold won the day. After some investigating and with Locklear remaining as tight-lipped as ever, the deputies concluded he was the primary aggressor. Locklear, who has no prior battery convictions, was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation and obstruction without violence.
His love life, like his freedom, is now on hold as he resides at the Marion County Jail.
