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Bodycam footage of Randy Jenks” arrest on March 8 (Ogden City Police).
A man from Wisconsin, accused of fatally stabbing his grandmother and subsequently fleeing the state, has been apprehended.
Randy Jenks, aged 36, faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide following the discovery of his 75-year-old grandmother, Patricia Mae Glenn, deceased in her residence in Mount Morris, Wisconsin, this past Sunday. According to a criminal complaint cited by Law&Crime, officers from the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office arrived at Glenn’s home at 7:44 p.m. that evening after her granddaughter requested a welfare check.
Inside the residence, Glenn was discovered lying in a pool of blood and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies conversed with Glenn’s granddaughter, who is also Jenks’ sister, at the scene. She revealed that Jenks had confessed to family members that he had “stabbed [Glenn] and fled to Utah.” Family members indicated that Jenks likely went to Ogden, Utah, where they have an aunt residing.
While contacting the aunt’s residence, Jenks was indeed present, and during the call, he allegedly confessed to his sister, “I stabbed Grandma in the living room, on the floor.” Relatives informed authorities that Jenks had been residing with Glenn for about a year and had been experiencing mental health challenges.
After confirming that Jenks was in Odgen, detectives spoke to Jenks’ mother, who said her son called her and told her what he had done. According to the complaint, Jenks told his mother that he stabbed Glenn in the neck and fled “because he was scared.”
Ogden City Police responded to Jenks’ aunt’s home and detained him without incident. When Jenks spoke to police, he told them that Glenn admitted to fatally stabbing his grandmother and said she had “pushed him too far.”
Jenks remains in custody in Utah and is expected to be extradited to Waushara County to face a charge of first-degree intentional homicide. His next court date has not been scheduled.