DocQuen Jovo Watkins, 31, is being held without bond in the Oakland County Jail on a second-degree murder charge.
Photo provided/Oakland County Sheriff's OfficeA Michigan TikTok star was killed last week after allegedly being strangled to death by his boyfriend of nearly a decade during a fight over a video game, officials said.
Rory Teasley was found dead at 28 after his boyfriend, DocQuen Jovo Watkins, called deputies to his apartment in Pontiac just before midnight on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
TikTok star Rory Teasley died on Thursday, Jan. 6, after his boyfriend allegedly strangled him to death when the two got into an argument.
Photo provided/@2pump4tv on InstagramWatkins said "he and his boyfriend had gotten into a fight and the boyfriend was 'sleeping' on the couch," according to the statement.
But, when deputies arrived they found Teasley unconscious and not breathing. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to reporting by NBC News.
Watkins and Teasley had been playing a video game called Overwatch when the fight started. While arguing, Watkins choked Teasley to death, authorities said, according to reporting by clickondetroit.com.
DocQuen Jovo Watkins (left) and Rory Teasley had reportedly been dating for nearly 10 years and lived outside Detroit.
Photo provided/Rory Teasley's Facebook page"We see far too often across the country these days when people resort to violence over trivial and insignificant disagreements," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. "There is never a reason where violence is acceptable over a disagreement. Those who do so will be held accountable."
Watkins, 31, was booked on Friday, Jan. 7, at 3:36 a.m. and is being held without bond in the Oakland County Jail on a second-degree murder charge.
Teasley, having amassed a following of 230,000 TikTok followers, 65,000 Instagram followers and millions of views on his comedy and dance videos, leaves behind a large social media presence.
His social media accounts describe him as "Everybody Gay Bestfriend," "International Twerk Instructor" and a comedian.
The last video posted to his TikTok account, @too2pump4tv, was shared the day that he was allegedly killed.
Some of his videos feature Wakins. The video below was posted on Dec. 6, 2021.
Watkins is due in the 50th District Court at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18 for his probable cause hearing. An attorney is not listed for Watkins on the court's website.
