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Teen boy arrested for first-degree murder, is suspected of killing his adopted mother, 49, dumping remains in a trash can outside her upscale Oklahoma home

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fccbb2891a4aa2ca9813bd5f3336625b wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Spring Weems&comma; 49&comma; was killed at her home in Edmond&comma; near Oklahoma City&comma; on Wednesday afternoon <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-496ab9f20010c9af589a48d672812a46 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Charges have not yet been filed&comma; but her adopted teenage son is in custody in connection with her death <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f68d0d00870eff9a8535f09fba50839e wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Logan County deputies responded to a call of a fight involving a weapon between two teenagers<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96aea42e4dbde268c9b4e24c8a9d08d3 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The boys fighting are the adopted sons of Weems&comma; aged 16 and 17 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61354e38cc30efe7c2dfa7d25c18a708 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>As the fight was broken&comma; one teen told officers the other killed his mother and placed her body in the trash bin at the curbside outside the home<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b78aa66c375111b6e859143a5c3df20d wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>A search of the home the home uncovered the body&comma; with injuries described as &&num;8216&semi;suspicious in nature&&num;8217&semi; and &&num;8216&semi;consistent with homicide&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81b242c790f679cd9ce719f19af75427 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The suspect was arrested for first-degree murder and placed in juvenile detention as the investigation continues&comma; with autopsy scheduled to determine cause of death<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Spring-Weems-3-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-492525" style&equals;"aspect-ratio&colon;0&period;8255252292653146&semi;width&colon;759px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Mother-of-two Spring Weems&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; 47&comma; died at her home in Edmond&comma; near Oklahoma City&comma; on the afternoon of Wednesday&comma; January 29&period; Her teen adopted son has been detained in her death<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s deputies in Logan County&comma; Oklahoma responding to a domestic disturbance call&comma; following up on information giving by one of the children in the residence&comma; found the body woman dumped in a trash can outside her own home<br>The police stated that Spring Weems&comma; 49&comma; was killed at her home in Edmond&comma; near Oklahoma City&comma; in the afternoon of Wednesday January 29&period;<br>While charges have not yet been filed&comma; her adopted teenage son was booked into a juvenile detention center on a first-degree murder complaint in connection with her death&comma; the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said&period;<br>The discovery after deputies were called for a welfare check by people who had not seen Spring Weems recently&period; Deputies initially found two teenagers aged 16 and 17&comma; at the scene&comma; and after speaking with them&comma; they realized Weems was not present&period;<br>30 minutes late&comma; a neighbor seeing the teenagers fighting in the yard&comma; intervened and was told by one of the boys that the other had killed his mother&comma; prompting her to call the deputies back to the scene&period;<br>The boy then told officers the other killed his mother and placed her body outside in the trash bin&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Spring-Weems-home-in-the-Cascata-Falls-near-Oklahoma-City-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-492517" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Weems lived alone with her two adopted teenager sons at her upscale home in Edmond&comma; near Oklahoma City&period; The boys were the only people when deputies arrived on Wednesday and found their mother&&num;8217&semi;s remains<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Spring-Weems-teen-son-one-teen-told-cops-his-adoptive-brother-killed-his-mother-and-placed-her-body-outside-in-the-trash-bin-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-492518" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>As deputies broke up the fight between the fighting adopted siblings&comma; one teen told officers the other killed his mother and placed her body outside in the trash bin by the curbside<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Deputies conducted a search around the home and found the homeowner&&num;8217&semi;s body as described&period; According to their report&comma; Weems suffered injuries deemed &&num;8216&semi;suspicious in nature&&num;8217&semi; and &&num;8216&semi;consistent with homicide&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>The accused boy was arrested for first-degree murder and placed in juvenile detention&period;<br>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Yes&comma; we’ve located a body&comma; it is located in a trash can&comma; and confirmed it is a fatality&comma;” confirmed Undersheriff Troy Dykes with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office&comma; while speaking to a local news outlet&period;<br>Weems who lived alone with the two teenagers at her home was sole guardian of her boys&period; <br>The family are also believed to have been parishioners at the non-denominational evangelical Life Church&period; Weems&comma; a devout Christian&comma; was not abash publicly sharing her faith in God on social media&period;<br>Judging by her social media activities&comma; Weems was an involved parent&period; A feature at her children&&num;8217&semi;s high school wrestling matches&comma; frequently chronicling their accomplishments on her Facebook page&period;<br>Ten days prior&comma; she wrote a review calling out a Christian food pantry for alleged poor treatment of a homeless person&period;<br>Describing the incident as &&num;8216&semi;absolutely heartbreaking to witness as a Christian&&num;8217&semi;&comma; she told the shop&colon; &&num;8216&semi;You will answer to Our Father God in the end of ur life for not only the homeless you shunned &amp&semi; refused to help&comma; but for EVERY SOUL that your actions turned away from Christ bc this was the &&num;8220&semi;example&&num;8221&semi; you left&period; I&&num;8217&semi;ll pray for you&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Spring-Weems-center-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-492532" style&equals;"aspect-ratio&colon;1&period;022497659277463&semi;width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Weems &lbrack;center&rsqb;&comma; was an active member of her Christian community&comma; an involved parent&period; A frequent their high-school wrestling matches&comma; often posting her children&&num;8217&semi;s accomplishments on social media <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Spring-Weems-post-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-492520" style&equals;"aspect-ratio&colon;0&period;9133001246702555&semi;width&colon;821px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Weems and her family seemingly&comma; were devout Christians&period; At least one son is part of Life Church&&num;8217&semi;s youth ministry program Switch&period; In April 2023&comma; she shared images of the boy attending the church&&num;8217&semi;s Color Wars games<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Weems is the sole owner of the home located in a quiet neighborhood&period; The single mom and her family&comma; appear to have been devout Christians&period;<br>At least one son was involved with Life Church&&num;8217&semi;s youth ministry program&comma; Switch&period; In April 2023&comma; she shared how her son had gone to the church&&num;8217&semi;s Color Wars games&period; The worship-focused event involves teams of youths competing in messy games using powdered or liquid paint&period;<br>Weems&comma; sharing a photo of her paint-covered child&comma; wrote&colon; &&num;8216&semi;They may come home dirty but they leave with a message of Faith&comma; Community&comma; Accountability&comma; Camaraderie&comma; Leadership &amp&semi; Moral Compass in their&sol;our difficult teen years&period;&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Spring-Weems-home-in-the-Cascata-Falls-near-Oklahoma-City-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-492523" style&equals;"width&colon;815px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The alleged murder was uncovered after Logan County deputies were called to a home in the Cascata Falls neighborhood of Edmond&comma; Oklahoma&comma; after a fight broke out between two teenage boys on the afternoon of Wednesday Jan&period; 29<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The murder has shocked the small Cascata Falls neighborhood&comma; where locals claim violent crime is rare&period; <br>Authorities in Logan County who confirmed &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We do have one teen who is in custody at this time&comma;” have not released the name or age of the homicide suspect&comma; believed to be a minor who lives in the home&period; <br>the manner or cause of death has not been published&comma; but the body were taken to the medical examiner’s office&comma; awaiting autopsy&period;<br>As the investigation continues&comma; authorities are working with the state to find a safe home for Weems&&num;8217&semi; other son&period; <br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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