MOUNT MORRIS, Wis. (WFRV) – A man from northeast Wisconsin was arrested in Utah on a charge of 1st-degree intentional homicide stemming from the stabbing death of his grandmother in Waushara County.
On March 8, deputies with the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office requested help from the Ogden Police Department in Utah to take Randy Darius Jenks into custody. Jenks, 36, was arrested for 1st-degree intentional homicide.
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Around 7:45 p.m. on March 8, deputies responded to a home on Strawberry Circle in the Town of Mount Morris for a welfare check.
First responders found Glenn dead inside the home.
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Jenks is suspected of killing his grandmother, 75-year-old Patrica Mae Glenn of Wild Rose. According to the criminal complaint, Jenks reportedly admitted multiple times to family members that he stabbed his grandmother before leaving Wisconsin.
Below is a video of Jenks’ arrest in Utah.
Jenks had been living with Glenn for more than a year.
Local 5 will continue to follow the investigation and provide updates when new information is released.
