Police in Mesa, Arizona have released new details in the case of a teenager who confessed to killing his father last month.
On Feb. 6, 15-year-old Hughstan Schlicker called 911 and said he had murdered his father. He allegedly told the operator, "I hate my dad. [I] couldn't take it anymore."
According to a police report released Wednesday, Schlicker, 15, told police he was angry and depressed because his dad had banned him from accessing the Internet. Schlicker explained the reason for the ban was because his father had discovered suicide notes he had posted on MySpace.com. The lack of Internet access upset Schlicker, who claimed he often spent entire days online communicating with friends.
"It felt like I was stabbed with a knife and it went straight through and no matter how hard I pulled, I couldn't pull out the knife," Schlicker allegedly said during an interview with police.
Schlicker told police he had initially planned on punishing his father by shooting himself in front of him but then changed his mind and decided to shoot his father first, before turning the gun on himself.
Police say Schlicker told them two different versions of how the shooting occurred. In the first, he allegedly said he intentionally shot and killed his father. However, in the second version he said it was an accident.
"It's like I was there, I wanted, I was so mad at my dad I wanted to shoot him and I couldn't really 'cause when it came down to it he was my dad. And then the dog came by and she tapped my leg and ... if I did look over I probably wouldn't have pulled the trigger."
After the shooting, "…the defendant first called his friend and told her what he had done. He told her he was going to kill himself but she told him not to. She convinced him to call the police and deal with the situation," the report said.
When investigators arrived at the scene Schlicker was still on the phone with the 911 operator, who directed him to step outside and surrender to police. Afterwards, Schlicker's father, Theodore Schlicker, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene.
"I wish I could take everything back; I wish this was just a bad dream," Schlicker told police during questioning.
On Feb. 14, Hughstan Schlicker was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder. As a result, he will now be tried as an adult. If convicted, he could receive a life sentence.
