TLDR
Wisconsin prosecutors charged 36-year-old Randy Jenks with first-degree intentional homicide after his grandmother, 75-year-old Patricia Mae Glenn, was found stabbed in her home. He was later detained in Utah and faces extradition to Waushara County, court records and police say.
A welfare check request from a concerned granddaughter led deputies in rural Wisconsin to a crime scene inside a modest home in the Town of Mount Morris. Within hours, investigators were coordinating with Utah officers to locate the woman’s grandson, who relatives said had abruptly left the state.
The Waushara County district attorney has charged Jenks, a 36-year-old Wisconsin man, with first-degree intentional homicide in Glenn’s death. According to Law & Crime, which reviewed a criminal complaint, Glenn was discovered on March 8th, 2026, lying in blood inside her home and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Body-worn camera footage released by Ogden City Police shows officers taking Jenks into custody on March 8th, 2026, at a relative’s home in Utah.
Family Call Triggers Welfare Check
According to the criminal complaint described by Law & Crime, Glenn’s granddaughter, who is also Jenks’ sister, contacted the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office after being unable to reach their grandmother. Deputies arrived at Glenn’s home around 7:44 p.m. for a welfare check and found the 75-year-old on the floor with apparent stab wounds.
Relatives told deputies that Jenks had begun telling family members that he had stabbed Glenn and left for Utah. The granddaughter then called an aunt who lives in Ogden, Utah, and Jenks answered at that address. During the call, he allegedly said, “I stabbed Grandma in the living room, on the floor,” according to the complaint.
Statements at Issue and Early Evidence
When Ogden City Police responded to the aunt’s residence, they detained Jenks without incident. According to Court TV, Utah officers took him into custody after confirming the Wisconsin homicide investigation. Jenks allegedly told officers that his grandmother had “pushed him too far,” the complaint states.
Law & Crime reported that family members also told investigators Jenks had been living with Glenn for about a year and had been struggling with his mental health. Publicly available filings do not yet detail full forensic findings from the scene, and no affidavit describing a motive beyond the quoted statement has been released.
Next Steps in Wisconsin Homicide Case
Court TV reported that Jenks remains jailed in Utah while Waushara County seeks his return to Wisconsin. Extradition in such cases typically involves a governor’s warrant and a court appearance in the holding state before the defendant is transported to face charges.
In Wisconsin, first-degree intentional homicide is one of the state’s most serious charges and can carry a mandatory life sentence if a defendant is convicted. As of the latest reporting, no plea has been entered on Jenks’ behalf, and his next court date has not been scheduled.
The case now moves from rapid interstate arrest to a slower procedural phase that will unfold in Wisconsin courts. Future filings, including any suppression motions or mental health evaluations, are likely to clarify which of the early statements prosecutors rely on and how the defense responds.
