A man accused of killing his girlfriend in front of her children in Pulaski County has a violent criminal history.
Police charged Johnny Ray Hendrix, 35, with murder after finding Monica Wells in a sinkhole in a wooded area near their Pennington Road home. According to court documents, her 8 and 15-year-old boys watched Hendrix slam their mother’s head into a wall.
According to his criminal history, a grand jury indicted Hendrix on an assault charge in 2000. According to the indictment, Hendrix shot and seriously wounded a man. Court documents indicate he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
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Wells’ mother, Brenda Helton, said she doesn’t think Hendrix should ever get out of jail this time.
“I hope he rots in jail. Maybe that’s awful, but that’s the way I feel. I don’t want him ever out. How he could do that to somebody else…”
Police say they questioned Hendrix’s brother, Freddy Pennington. He was named as a person of interest because he possibly witnessed the murder. Police have not filed any charges against Pennington at this time.
Hendrix is scheduled to appear in court Friday.
