Teenager charged with murder of mother and arrested for murder of father

Last September, the teenager was hospitalized in nearby Charlotte County, where he lives, under the state's Baker Act, which allows any person deemed a threat to themselves or others to be held for 72 hours for psychiatric evaluation.

After his release, Judd reported, the teenager said, “I'm going to kill myself or shoot or stab my mother.” The teenager was re-arrested under the Baker Act and held for three more days.

Three months later, the teenager was arrested for domestic violence against his mother after his mother disciplined him by taking away his video game privileges, after which he pushed her to the ground and stomped on her, Judd said.

Then, in February, the teen had an argument with his mother and fled Charlotte County to his grandmother's home in Auburndale. Polk officials were called in because the grandmother said the family did not feel safe, and since the teen was reported missing, the boy was turned over to the state Department of Children and Families.