An Illinois woman was arrested after prosecutors allege she shot and killed a man because he refused to kiss her. A judge ordered the defendant held without bail.
Illinois woman shot and killed a man who refused to give her a kiss
Police arrested Claudia Resendiz-Flores on Oct. 14 in Rolling Meadows, a Chicago suburb, and charged her with first-degree murder, according to a statement from the Rolling Meadows Police Department .
Police found a victim, James P. Jones, who had been shot in the chest and was later pronounced dead, the statement said.
Resendiz-Flores had been drinking with a couple he had recently moved into his home with on Saturday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Prosecutors said Resendiz-Flores grabbed Jones’ gun and pointed it at him after he refused her request for a kiss and asked his girlfriend for a kiss, the newspaper reported.
Jones lowered the gun, but Resendiz-Florez raised his arm again and shot him once in the chest, prosecutors said. According to the Sun-Times, Jones’ girlfriend called 911 and police found the gun in the couple’s living room.
Resendiz-Florez is married, but is separated from her husband and is the sole provider for their three children, the Sun-Times reported. Assistant public defender Courtney Smallwood, who represents Resendiz-Flores, denied that her client lived with Jones and his girlfriend and said Resendiz-Flores actually lived in a family home in Des Plaines, Illinois, according to the Sun-Times.
A judge ordered Resindiz-Flores held without bail at a bond hearing Saturday, the Daily Herald reported. He is expected to return to court on Tuesday.
