OGDEN, Utah (Court TV) — Video from police body cameras shows the moment a murder suspect was taken into custody in Utah.
Randy Jenks is seen on bodyworn camera during his arrest. (Ogden Police Dept.)
Randy Jenks, 36, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in Waushara County, Wisconsin. Deputies there say they were called to do a welfare check on the evening of March 8. When they arrived, they found the victim dead.
The victim, identified as a 75-year-old, was allegedly found lying on the floor with dried blood around her, WTAQ reported. A relative reportedly told officers that Jenks confessed to the murder before he took off. “I stabbed grandma in the living room, on the floor,” Jenks is reported to have said.
A relative also told police that Jenks confessed to the murder after his grandmother “pushed him too far,” according to a complaint reviewed by WLUK.
Jenks was arrested later that evening in Ogden, Utah. Body camera video shows Jenks calmly approaching police with his hands in the air, one holding a phone, as he complies with officers’ commands.
Jenks will have to be extradited from Utah to Wisconsin to face charges; no court dates have been scheduled.
