VH1 Reality Star Charged With Murder, Considered "Armed and Dangerous"

Us Magazine - August 20, 2009 4:01 PM PDT
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VH1 reality star Ryan Alexander Jenkins has been charged with the murder of his ex-wife, an Orange County Distract Attorney spokesperson confirms to Usmagazine.com.

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At a press conference held by the Buena Park Police Department, Chief of Police Tom Monson promised a "vigorous pursuit of justice" of Jenkins, 32, who appeared on VH1 reality shows Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money.

He said Jenkins -- who is considered "armed and dangerous" -- may have escaped to his native Canada on foot after the nude body of his ex-wife, Jasmine Fiore, 28, was found stuffed into a suitcase in a Buena Park, Calif., trash bin over the weekend. It was also revealed that her teeth and fingers had been removed.

"Ryan Jenkins is an animal," said Robert Hasman, a former boyfriend of Fiore's, who attended the conference with other relatives. "What he has done to Jasmine is unspeakable."

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A warrant has been issued for his arrest, and $10 million bail has been set. It is still unclear if Jenkins -- who was named a "person of interest" earlier -- is charged with first-degree or second-degree murder, spokesperson Farrah Emami told Us Thursday.

A U.S. Marshall said his agency is cooperating with Canadian law enforcement to find Jenkins.

They are still investigating for motive.

In June, Jenkins was charged with a misdemeanor count of "battery constituting domestic violence" for hitting Fiore in the arm. He's due in court in December.

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Jenkins -- who earned the nickname "Smooth Operator" on Megan Wants a Millionaire -- has a criminal history in his Calgary hometown, according to the Associated Press. He was sentenced to 15 months of probation in January 2007 for assault, according to the Alberta, Canada Ministry of Justice.


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  • Lindsay
    Hmmmmmm Tinkerbell fits too but over processed and overly fake barbie doll too. She looks like she could have movable arms and legs in that picture.
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 11:04 AM PDT
  • Veronica M.
    WOW *ME* she does look like tinker bell. I really pray to God these reality love/date/marriage shows stop getting made. Seriously, what (besides this) is going to have to happen for people who watch religously to stop ignoring and hating their own lives to be so caught up in the lives of those who know nothing about them?
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 8:50 AM PDT
  • Veronica M.
    BUCS FAN, sadly girls like Megan are victims and attract that. If she wanted a Millionaire all she has to do is say she wants one. She's not pretty but she is young, thin and blonde. ALOT men with money like her type. This guy knew what he was doing, he got the teeth and fingers so no one could I.D. her. Alot of the reality show guys they cast are mentally unstable.
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 8:44 AM PDT
  • Lindsay
    Wow doesn't she look like a barbie doll.....she looks plastic in this picture.
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 6:57 AM PDT
  • Lindsay
    Wow doesn't she look like a barbie doll.....she looks plastic in this picture.
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 6:57 AM PDT
  • xoxo
    They should send Dog the Bounty Hunter after his a$$!
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 6:44 AM PDT
  • ROOTS ROCK REGGAE
    maybe he was hungry
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 5:58 AM PDT
  • Liz
    i think it is sick. good thing megan dont have to put up with him she could have been next.
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 5:55 AM PDT
  • jazzy g
    bet money he probably did himself too...piece of crap.
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 5:49 AM PDT
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