A 16-year-old boy from Oklahoma has been charged with first-degree murder after his adoptive mother was found beaten to death and her body placed in a rubbish bin, according to court documents.
Jordan Weems is accused of killing 49-year-old Spring Weems with a hammer and his fists, the Logan County District Attorney's office said. The attack allegedly occurred in the family home in Edmond, where Spring's body was discovered on Wednesday after she was reported missing.
According to an affidavit, Jordan admitted to police that he lay in wait for his mother during the night before striking her repeatedly. He then placed her body in a wheelie bin at the roadside. The motive remains unclear.
One of Spring's biological children became suspicious after Jordan claimed she had gone to help a sister with a new baby. The child contacted their father, who reported Spring missing. Another adopted child later told the father that Jordan had confessed to the killing.
Jordan has also been charged with desecration of a human corpse and unauthorised removal of a dead body. The district attorney's office noted that Jordan had no criminal record but had previously been admitted to psychiatric hospitals for suicidal thoughts.
Court records show that Jordan and another adopted son had recently been punished for sneaking out and evading police. As a consequence, Jordan had his bedding removed and was made to wear an orange jumpsuit to simulate prison life.
