Mixed martial arts is getting another inglorious entry into public discourse. This time due to the recent strangulation death of John Hernandez at a Houston area Denny’s. Reports surrounding the incident say that Terry Thompson and his wife Chauna Thompson (an off-duty Harris County Sheriff’s deputy), confronted Hernandez outside the restaurant for urinating in public.
The confrontation turned physical and ended with Terry Thompson on top of Hernandez’s applying something similar to a rear naked choke, as his wife restrained the man’s limbs. Reports state that Hernandez became unresponsive and stopped breathing, at which point Chauna Thompson attempted CPR.