CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) \u2014 <\/span>Jurors heard Darron Lee\u2019s own words in court Monday during a preliminary hearing on charges he murdered his girlfriend in a home in Ooltewah.<\/p>\n Police body camera footage played during his preliminary hearing captured the former NFL player describing what he claimed was the moment he found his girlfriend unresponsive inside their Ooltewah home.<\/p>\n \u201cShe wasn\u2019t saying anything and that\u2019s when I called 911 immediately and I was like what is going on.. I was asleep for a long time,\u201d Lee said in the video shown in court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Detectives testified that BlueStar technology revealed the presence of blood in the Ooltewah home. Photo: WTVC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Detectives testified that BlueStar technology revealed the presence of blood in the Ooltewah home.<\/p>\n Detectives also shared what they say is a question Lee posed to ChatGPT:<\/p>\n Don’t know what to do right now. Fiancee [sic] did her crazy thing again and now she’s messed up, I wake up and she has two swollen eyes (i didn’t do anything, self inflicted) she stabbed herself, slit her eye? Idk but she isn’t waking up or responding, what do I do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The prosecution also showed ChatGPT’s response, which includes “Here’s what to say without framing it as police trouble.”<\/p>\n “You have Mr. Lee using Chatgpt as a legal advisor, as a defense attorney, asking ChatGPT to basically give him advice on how you cover up a crime scene,” said D.A. Coty Wamp.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lee faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, Gabriella Carvalho Perp\u00e9tuo, whose body deputies found inside a home on Snow Cone Way last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read more<\/em>: ‘Blood in every room:’ New details at hearing for ex-NFL player charged with murder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Darron Lee appears in a Hamilton County Criminal Court, Feb. 11th, 2026. Photo: WTVC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Investigators have said the scene inside the home raised immediate concerns, citing evidence of a violent struggle and injuries inconsistent with an accidental fall. Prosecutors previously told the court the victim suffered blunt force trauma and multiple other injuries.<\/p>\n Lee remains in custody without bond.<\/p>\n Monday\u2019s preliminary hearing marks the latest development in a case that has drawn national attention.<\/p>\n In recent weeks, Perpetuo\u2019s family filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Lee<\/a>, seeking compensatory and punitive damages.<\/p>\n We have a crew inside the courtroom and we will continue to update this story as additional testimony unfolds.<\/p>\n![\"Photo:](\"https:\/\/newschannel9.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/1280\/986\/center\/90\/9dc1e36b-69b2-400a-b03a-7c0c0621ed10-chatgpt.jpeg\"\/)
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