A 14-year-old boy has been charged with first degree murder in the U.S. after shooting dead his parents when they nagged him to help out with household chores.

John Caudle told investigators his mother Joanne Rinebarger had repeatedly told him to take out the rubbish and clean up his room.

The teenager spent two days brooding over the row, having removed two pistols from a gun safe in their home.
John Caudle

Charged: 14-year-old John Caudle told investigators his mother, Joanne Rinebarger had repeatedly told him to take out the rubbish and clean up his room

When the argument flared again after Caudle returned home from school last October, he shot dead his 38-year-old mother as she sat watching TV in their living room.

The teenager hid in the laundry room until her heard his stepfather Tracy return home.

According to court documents, Caudle stepped out and shot him in the back of the head as he walked past his hiding spot.

Officer Kirby Lewis said in the arrest warrant that a crude attempt had been made to clean up the blood with towels and floor wipes.

Police later recovered the blood-stained towels from the house.

Caudle remained in the house overnight playing computer games as his parents' dead bodies lay sprawled on the floor.

The following morning he drove his stepfather's pick up truck to school where teachers said he appeared 'happy'.
Joanne Rinebarger

Shot dead: The bodies of Joanne and Tracy, left, Rinebarger were found sprawled on the floor in their home in Fairplay, Colorado

Caudle's grandfather made the grisly discovery of his parents' bodies when he called at their home in Fairplay, Colorado.

Court documents relating to the shooting last October have revealed that Caudle cited an argument over chores for carrying out the shootings.

'Caudle said the reason he shot Joanne Rinebarger was because he did not want to do household chores,' the affidavit read.

Court documents indicate Caudle told investigators that after the murders, he played on his computer and watched movies before driving his stepfather's truck to school the next day.

He was arrested by police after they pulled him over as he drove across the state to stay with a relative.

Despite his age, prosecutors have charged him as an adult with first degree murder. 

Prosecutor Dan Edwards described the murders as the 'worst of the worst' and said only the boy's age has stopped him from seeking the death penalty.

Caudle will face life imprisonment if convicted of the double murder.

His stepfather's brother Mike Rinebarger said the family are struggling to come to terms with the killings.

'What happened is a tragedy that we will probably never understand. Tracy and Joanne were very good people, loved by all who knew them,' he said.

'We are deeply saddened. The loss of my brother and his wife has not only affected family and friends, but an entire community who are still trying to make sense of it all. Both Tracy and Joanne will be greatly missed.'

Children of nowadays!!!

I really believe he did not think about the consequences of his action before taking it!!


Too bad

Rotten american brats!

Thats what happens when you refuse to dicipline ur child from a young age!

And, that's what happens when you hoard guns at home. Even kept in a safe, one day the kids will get at 'em.

donjon:

Rotten american brats!

Thats what happens when you refuse to dicipline your child from a young age!