Moore and Funches had spent Christmas Day at a home with Funches’ family members and went to bed about 2 a.m. Saturday, prosecutors said.
Moore told police Funches had been “treating him badly and constantly putting him down” and the pair began arguing in the middle of sex, prosecutors said.
Moore said he placed the knife he had in a bag with gifts on a shelf near the bed and that he thought Funches was reaching for it as he restrained and got on top of her, prosecutors said.
Moore allegedly claimed he went on to choke her as she grabbed for the knife and stabbed herself several times in the neck, prosecutors said. Moore said he then got dressed and knocked on Funches’ family members’ bedroom doors before leaving, prosecutors said.