On February 17, 2026, COREY MICHAEL HENDRIX ([DOB redacted]) pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic assault against SLK in Ramsey County District Court file ••-CR-••-••••. Hendrix is scheduled to be sentenced on that case on April 16, 2026. No Domestic Abuse No Contact Order prohibited Hendrix from having contact with SLK. On March 16, 2026, medics responded to the Midwest Hotel at [address omitted], St. Paul, Ramsey County on an 8-week-old who was cyanotic, had difficulty breathing, and had blood coming from her mouth.
Medics transported the baby, ZLH, and her father, Hendrix, to Children’s Hospital. Officers went to Midwest Hotel where they made contact with ZLH’s mother, SLK. Officers transported SLK to Children’s Hospital. SLK told police she had been living at [address omitted] with Hendrix and their children since July 2025. SLK explained that she and Hendrix argued earlier in the day because she previously cheated on him and Hendrix just can’t let it go. Hendrix was upset over messages he saw on her phone.
SLK said Hendrix has a history of anger issues and is pending sentencing on a domestic. SLK said Hendrix is the only person in her life and she didn’t want him to leave her. SLK said Hendrix and she were stressed out, but they take it out on each other—never the kids. SLK provided details about her day. She woke up around noon, gave ZLH a bottle, and put her down for a nap in her car seat. ZLH was in the car seat when SLK left around 3:30 PM to take a bus to Cub Foods with one of their other children.
SLK got a text from a friend at the Midwest Motel that Hendrix was on the way to the hospital with their kids. The friend told SLK that ZLH was blue, but breathing. SLK returned to the motel and ran into police who brought them to the hospital. At the hospital, Hendrix told police he gave ZLH a bottle, and they took a nap. ZHL rolled off the bed and onto the floor while Hendrix was asleep. Hendrix said there was a car seat next to the bed that ZLH may have hit her head on. Hendrix said, “I’ll take the fall—it’s my fault.” He woke up to ZLH face down on the floor crying.
Hendrix picked the infant up, patted her on the back, and noticed blood coming out of her mouth. ZLH cried and began struggling to breathe. Hendrix asked a neighbor to call 911 because Hendrix had broken his phone earlier in the day. When asked if ZLH had any recent accidents that could explain her injuries, Hendrix said their son plays near ZLH’s car seat, and he almost flipped it over. Hendrix did not know if ZLH got injured then, but the boy has fallen on top of ZLH in the past. ZLH may have been injured from this a couple of days ago.
Medical staff noted ZLH had a recently torn superior frenulum and a distended and bruised abdomen. Scans revealed that ZLH had a subdural hemorrhage. The torn frenulum and bruises on a non-mobile infant are indicative of child abuse. The most common cause of subdural hemorrhage in infants is trauma. ZLH was transported to Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis for further neurological testing. Officers executed a search warrant on Hendrix and SLK’s room at the Midwest Motel. Officers saw that the bed consisted of a mattress on top of a boxspring—there was no bed frame.
