Officers showed up at the home after being dispatched “to investigate a possible sex crime” around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, People magazine reported. After looking around the home, officers “discovered that some type of struggle had taken place,” the press release obtained by the outlet said.
There was blood on the walls, according to the criminal complaint obtained by WISN. The criminal complaint also alleged that Medrano’s attack on his parents came after the father caught him reportedly molesting a child inside the home, the outlet reported.
Medrano reportedly had been having sexual thoughts about an underage child and had gone to act on the impulses, WISN reported. Medrano reportedly had the machete when he entered the room of the minor, the outlet reported. He allegedly stabbed his father with the machete after the father came to check on the commotion, WISN reported.
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Jesus Medrano III (Kenosha County)
KENOSHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN: Wisconsin authorities allege that a man from Kenosha County murdered his father and stepmother after being caught molesting a young female relative in the family s home. Kenosha police said that Jesus V. Medrano III, 24, had hacked to death his father, Jesus Jesse Medrano, Jr, 49, and his wife, Latrice Meyers-Medrano, 36. They were found stabbed to death last week, while four other children were also found in the family home.
Medrano III has been detained on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree sexual assault, and physical abuse of a child. He is being held on a $2.5 million bond.
Jesus Medrano Jr. and Latrice Meyers-Medrano
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Wisconsin authorities allege a Wisconsin man murdered his father and his stepmom after being caught molesting a minor in the family s Kenosha home.
A press release from Kenosha Police confirms Latrice Meyers-Medrano, 36, and her husband, Jesus Jesse Medrano, Jr., 49, were stabbed to death last week. Inside the home at the time of the crime, police said, were four other children. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Police have detained Jesus V. Medrano III, 24, on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree sexual assault and physical abuse of a child. He remains behind bars on $2.5 million bond.
BY DENEEN SMITH
Friends and family devastated by the murders of Latrice Meyers-Medrano and her husband Jesus âJesseâ Medrano, Jr. are trying to raise money to pay for the coupleâs funerals and to provide for the children left behind.
The couple was killed Wednesday, allegedly stabbed and slashed to death by Medranoâs son Jesus Medrano III after Medrano Jr. walked in on his son attempting to sexually assault a child in their home. Four children who lived in the home three that were the couplesâ children, one a grandchild were witnesses in the attack.
Medrano III was charged Friday with two counts of first degree intentional homicide, attempted first degree sexual assault and child abuse. He is being held on $2.5 million bond.