An Idaho man accused of killing his grandfather with an ax told police it was a mercy killing, according to local reports.
Jeremiah Kiley29 years old, has been formally charged with the second-degree murder on Monday, January 5 of his grandfather. Joseph Reyeswho was 69 years old.
Reports indicate that Kiley waited until Tuesday, January 6th to call 911 to report her grandfather’s death.
While on the phone with dispatchers, Kiley allegedly told them Reyes had been “acting crazy” the night before, according to court records obtained by the local newspaper. the daily bee of bonner county.
Bonner County Sheriff’s Office deputies rushed to Reyes’ Sandpoint home, where they found his lifeless body. It was determined that he had been dead for several hours.
While speaking with deputies, Kiley allegedly told them he killed Reyes with the ax in self-defense. She allegedly told investigators that during a “schizophrenic episode” the night before, her grandfather had pointed a gun at her. Kiley also claimed she feared Reyes would find more guns hidden throughout the home where the two lived, police said in court documents. reviewed by the daily bee of bonner county.
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Those same documents indicate that Kiley, while admitting to hitting his grandfather in the head with the ax earlier that night, also claimed the killing was done to “stop (Reys’) suffering.”
Court records did not explain why Kiley waited until the next day to report the alleged incident. Court records allege that while questioning Kiley, police could see his demeanor change, going from calm in one case to aggressive in the next.
Kiley is being held on $1 million bond. He has not been asked to enter a statement in the charge against him, and it was unclear as of Thursday, Jan. 8, whether he had an attorney who could address the allegations on his behalf.
The case is still under investigation, police said in a statement. Kiley has a court hearing scheduled for Jan. 21.
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If convicted of second-degree murder, which is defined as “prior malice” or the use of torture, Kiley could be sentenced to 10 years to life in prison without parole.
In Idaho, criminals can face the death penalty if charged with first-degree murder. In such cases, the killing had to be carried out “by poison, mayhem, torture” or with “deliberate and deliberate” premeditated intent. The suspects can also face a charge of first-degree murder if they kill “any peace officer, law enforcement officer, court officer, firefighter, judicial officer,” prison guard, “or prosecutor acting in the lawful performance of an official duty.”
Murder is also a first-degree felony when it is committed “by committing or attempting to commit an aggravated assault on a child under 12, arson, rape, robbery, theft, kidnapping, mayhem, act of terrorism, or the use of a weapon of mass destruction, biological or chemical weapon.”