Annie Pulley
CALEDONIA — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide after police found his mother stabbed to death in their Caledonia home about 10:30 p.m. March 4.
If convicted, Reed Gelinskey faces life in prison.
According to state statute, a case involving any child who is 10 or older and accused of first-degree intentional homicide is automatically assigned to adult court.
Gelinskey had an initial appearance via Zoom at the Racine County Courthouse on Thursday. His cash bail was set at $1,000,000 and his next hearing is scheduled for Friday.
Allegations
According to a criminal complaint, Caledonia police were sent to the 10000 block of White Manor Court after a report that a juvenile had stabbed his mother to death in their home.
The complaint said that when police arrived, Gelinskey dropped a kitchen knife while standing on the front stoop. His clothes appeared to have blood on them.
According to the original news release from the Caledonia Police Department, he surrendered without incident.
The complaint said that Gelinskey reportedly asked the police to kill him and stated that "she is dead from what I did."
Police found his mother lying face-up in the foyer and, according to the complaint, she had sustained "apparent stab wounds," and her clothes were soaked with blood.
Responders attempted life-saving measures, but she "could not be revived," the complaint said.
During an interview at CPD, Gelinskey reportedly told police that after arriving home from school he felt depressed and had an urge to kill his parents.
According to the complaint, Gelinskey told police that the plan to kill his parents came to him while he was watching "The Menendez Brothers" documentary.
Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted in the 1989 murder of their parents.
According to the complaint, Gelinskey told police that he struck his mother twice in the head with a dumbbell and stabbed her three times in the chest and twice in the neck after she came downstairs to help him find his sleep medication.
Gelinskey reportedly contacted a friend via a messaging app, asking her to call the police and including a photo of his mother on the floor.
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