▁possession . ▁His ▁latest ▁charge ▁was ▁assault , ▁rel ating ▁to ▁a ▁July ▁ 2 8 ▁incident ▁where ▁he ▁alleg edly ▁bash ed ▁Val erie ▁Jackson ' s ▁head ▁repeatedly ▁against ▁a ▁re fr iger ator . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁pending ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁shooting . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁being ▁violent ▁towards ▁Jackson . ▁Con ley ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁phys ically ▁ab us ive ▁towards ▁her ▁and ▁je alous ▁of ▁D ew ay ne ▁Jackson . ▁According ▁to ▁Val erie ▁Jackson ' s ▁brother , ▁Earl ▁Y ans ke , ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁b ip olar ▁dis order . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁shooting , ▁Con ley ▁had ▁an ▁est r anged ▁wife , ▁Vern essa ▁Con ley , ▁who ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁ab us ive ▁towards . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁criminal ▁history , ▁Con ley ▁had ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁f aking ▁mental ▁ill ness es ▁to ▁get ▁himself ▁out ▁of ▁legal ▁troubles . ▁ ▁H ours ▁after ▁the ▁shooting , ▁Con ley ▁was ▁contact ed ▁by ▁Jackson ' s ▁brother , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁famil ic ide ▁after ▁being ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁killed ▁Jackson . ▁However , ▁during ▁a ▁j ail house ▁interview , ▁he ▁rec anted ▁his ▁conf ession ▁and ▁then ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁" f ed ▁up " ▁with ▁how ▁Val erie ▁and ▁D ew ay ne ▁Jackson , ▁Sr . ▁were ▁raising ▁his