By December 2009 Jaime DePriest was pregnant with the suggestion that Frankii Cruz may be the father.Jaime DePriest was formerly Jaime DePriest-Stewart and has two children, Adel and Landon, from her previous marriage to David Stewart, which ended in October 2007. Jaime DePriest and David Stewart share joint custody of Adel and Landon.
Jaime DePriest gave birth to Brailynn DePriest in September 2010 and on December 1, 2010 Frankii Cruz relocated from Southern California to Albuquerque, New Mexico to live with Jaime DePriest in her home. Frankii Cruz attended the baptism of Brailynn DePriest at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on Ponderosa Ave. December 24, 2010. Brailynn DePriest was even referred to as Brailynn DePriest-Cruz.Frankii Cruz began working for Dugger's Services as a tow truck driver on December 22, 2010.
By January 2011 Frankii Cruz was referring to Adel and Landon as his children and to Jamie DePriest as his wife.Frankii Cruz would make comments that he was, ""Getting my kids some Lunchables for school." And that he was, "At home with my sick 6 year old lil man and my playful 5 month old catching up on some of my dvr'd shows." Or that he was, "Running errands with my son. Its guy time." Frankii Cruz also referred to Jamie DePriest's home as 'La Casa de Cruz', attended Adel and Landon's school functions, and was even present for Brailynn's 6-month-old checkup on March 14, 2011.
Frankii Cruz had become such a permanent part of the DePreist family that the children's grandmother included him on their outings to the Zoo and Aquarium. Frankii Cruz had even begun assisting in coaching the children's T-Ball league. But by April, 2011 Frankii Cruz's relationship with Jamie DePriest began deteriorating. Frankii Cruz stated, "Today's remmaining Forecast: Partially pissed off with a slight chance of I don't like you right now!"
In May 2011 Frankii Cruz commented, "If you ran as much as your mouth does you might be in better shape!" But a few weeks later, after patching things up, Frankii Cruz proclaimed, "Real men stay
faithful. They don't have time to look for other women because they're
too busy looking for new ways to love their own."
But by July 2011 Jaime DePriest had separated from Frankii Cruz; a relationship total of seven months. Jamie DePriest had Frankii Cruz moved out of her home, so Frankii Cruz relocated and rented a room from Dylan DePriest, Jamie DePriest's 23-year-old cousin, who, according to this website, was arrested a few months later for soliciting.
By July 15, 2011 Frankii Cruz attempted to purchase a car since he no longer had access to Jamie DePriest's vehicles, but was not approved so Frankii Cruz used the public transportation system.
On July 17, 2011 Frankii Cruz went to Knockouts, a Gentleman's Strip Club in Albuquerque, and ended the evening at the Double Tree Hotel, claiming that, "These womenzez are VERY hospitable up in hurr."It is likely that during this time of separation from Jamie DePriest, Frankii Cruz appealed to her for a second chance, and on July 31, 2011 they both went to dinner. Frankii Cruz spent time with Jamie DePreist's church pastor on August 8, 2011, and two days later Frankii Cruz and Jamie DePriest went on another date.
But it seems that Frankii Cruz had moved on. Frankii Cruz hung out with his roommate, Dylan DePriest, and began spending time swimming and drinking with Vynessa DeRocco, a server at the local restaurant Pappadeaux.On August 17, 2011 Frankii Cruz spent the evening drinking at the local strip club Knockouts. It is also during this time that Frankii Cruz began an online retail store hosted on BigCartel under the name Sancho Pancho Inc.
One of Jaime DePriest's family members sent in this note: "He is just out to ruin another good woman's life and use her like he did all the other women. The only difference is that he messed with her children! He is no longer involved with her and will NEVER be involved with her again. Good riddance to him!"
Frankii Cruz moved to Texas and in with Vanessa Roybal on October 20, 2011. They are engaged to be married October 20, 2012.
