Inset: Ramone Waupoose (Brown County Jail/WLUK). Background: The home where Ramone Waupoose lived with his mom and allegedly attacked her (Google Maps).
A Wisconsin teenager who was “pissed” at his mom after she “deleted rap videos off of his YouTube” is accused of attacking her with a 2-foot-long hedge trimmer — slicing her in the face, head, arms, and back — inside their home, cops say.
The mother of Ramone Waupoose, 16, says she was “freaked out” by Waupoose”s behavior leading up to the stabbing attack on July 16 at their Suamico residence, according to the criminal complaint, which was obtained by local ABC and Fox affiliates WBAY and WLUK, respectively, on Wednesday following Waupoose’s arrest.
The teen is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon, per online court records. In Wisconsin, children between the ages of 10 and 16 are automatically charged in adult court for attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Police say Waupoose allegedly attacked his mom after being returned home by authorities for running away on July 14, which was a Monday night. Waupoose was “pissed that he was snatched back,” the woman told cops. “He was also mad that I had deleted rap videos off of his YouTube.”
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Waupoose’s mom alleged that his behavior became concerning and he started acting hostile toward her. “Ramone went back to his room and I again texted him about going to eat and asked if he was going to come. He replied back ‘no,'” the woman said. “I told him to not leave the house and I monitored him through the cameras.”
Over the next day, Waupoose was acting “creepier” and more suspicious, according to his mother. “When he ate he was pacing like a caged tiger,” the woman said, noting how she “started to gather up all the knives, any sharp kitchen utensils, or anything sharp.” She also took a drill and other tools and locked them in her car.
“I watched the cameras and saw Ramone go to the garage and was searching for something,” the mom said. “He was looking around the toolbox and a mattress that was leaned up next to it. His whole behavior really freaked me out. The sheers he found must have been behind the mattress.”
Authorities say Waupoose allegedly attacked his mom in the early hours of July 16 with a 2-foot-long set of pruning shears. Cops investigating the scene observed blood near the shears. Waupoose allegedly lured his mother to an electrical box inside their home after turning off the power to the residence.
The woman managed to escape with her 12-year-old son, Waupoose’s brother, after running out of the home and driving away, police said. The criminal complaint accused Waupoose of having messages on his phone about killing his ex-girlfriend and plans to send a video of him killing his mother and brother, per WBAY.
Waupoose was being held on a $50,000 cash bond this week as he awaits his next court date on Aug. 25. He’s reportedly due back for a competency hearing.
