Mom Of 3 Found Dead After She Tried To Leave Husband 3 Times

Tulsa, Oklahoma -- A man in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, has been arrested and charged after his wife was found dead Monday with injuries consistent with domestic assault.

Officers with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to a 911 call in north Tulsa at a secluded area called Bird Creek Monday afternoon and found the body of Erica Evans-Jimenez in the water, Fox 23 reported, citing the sheriff’s office.

Her husband Michael Jimenez called 911 once and then hung up, telling dispatchers who called back that he'd called by accident, according to an arrest report obtained by KJRH. He later called back and had deputies come out to help.

Jimenez told deputies that his wife had jumped into the creek and hit her head, the report said.

The medical examiner found that Evans-Jimenez had suffered blunt force trauma to the head, along with other injuries consistent with domestic assault.

Her husband was arrested Monday on a charge of first-degree murder and is being held on a $5 million bond.

Rich Richers, a friend of Evans-Jimenez, told Fox 23 that his first thought upon learning that she died was, "What did her husband Michael Jimenez do to her?"

Evans-Jimenez's close friends were aware that she had been working on leaving an alleged domestic violence relationship. The victim had only been married to her husband for about six months and had tried to leave him three times, according to her friends.

“She had hired two of our friends to sit guard in her house for four days in early April, armed guards because she was scared of him,” Richers told the outlet.

Jimenez was previously found guilty of domestic assault in 2017 and spent three years in jail. In addition, he had protective orders placed on him in the past.

The victim left behind three children – two boys aged 14 and 12 as well as an 8-year-old daughter.

“She just was a really truly beautiful soul,” said Rikki Deal, a good friend of Evans-Jimenez.

Richers and Deal knew Evans-Jimenez from the poker tournaments she organized across Green Country. They said that she was well-loved within the community.

To honor Evans-Jimenez and help her children, a poker tournament will be held at Bounty Lounge in Tulsa Sunday at 1 p.m. All proceeds from the event will go to her three kids.