This undated photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Kenneth Wayne Lockings Jr. Lockings is accused of nearly decapitating his girlfriend with a samurai sword. Police investigating a “cutting in progress” Wednesday Dec. 27, 2017, found Aracely Jernigan dead in the living room of a Houston home. He’s being held without bond in the Harris County jail on the murder charge and a federal parole revocation. (Houston Police Department via AP)