Former WWE wrestler Billy Jack Haynes has reportedly been charged with the murder of his late wife Janette Becraft, which occurred earlier this month.
The Portland Police Bureau released a statement regarding Haynes’ arrest. In the statement, authorities revealed that the former wrestler was released from a hospital and transported to the Multnomah County Detention Center with an arrest warrant for second-degree murder. He was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon.
On February 8, at approximately 9:52 a.m., Portland Eastern District officers responded to reports of a shooting that occurred inside a home in the 6000 block of Southeast 100th Avenue.
Authorities then determined that the suspect was inside the home and requested assistance from the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) to safely detain the suspect.
After entering the home, officers discovered a deceased adult female. “The victim of the fatal shooting in the Lents neighborhood has been identified as Janette Becraft, 85, of Portland,” she read in the statement.
“His family has been notified of his death. “They are asking for privacy at this time, but have provided the attached photo for public release.”
It was further revealed that the medical examiner confirmed that Beacraft died of homicide due to a gunshot wound.
Billy Jack Haynes’ wife was suffering from dementia at the time of his death
Meanwhile, Billy’s neighbors Jack Haynes and Janette Becraft revealed that Becraft was suffering from dementia before his murder.
“I stayed with her for a couple of days,” Breelyn Matthieu, one of the neighbors, told KPTV media outlet. “While she was in the hospital.”
Matthieu further noted that Billy Jack Haynes had been in the hospital due to a fall. The former wrestler had seriously broken his ribs, but suddenly left the hospital to be with his wife.
“He said he came home because he couldn’t stand being away from her,” Matthieu continued. “He’s a lovely boy.”
Along with Matthieu, neighbor Steve Odri spoke about Billy Jack Haynes’ personality before the murder.
“He told me, ‘Come whenever you want,’” Odri recalled. “We’ll sit down and have a beer. To me, he was just the average guy and one of my favorite heroes when he was a kid.”
Odri also praised Haynes for his past career. “Unfortunately, he was injured or he could have been as famous as Hulk Hogan.”
Billy Jack Haynes suffered so many injuries that he ended up filing a class-action lawsuit along with 50 other former wrestlers against the WWE.
The lawsuit claimed that WWE failed to protect wrestlers against repeated head injuries. The injuries often caused long-term brain damage.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn