A crazed mother who as soon as took her paternity battle to courtroom TV has now been accused of capturing 4 of her youngsters, killing two of them — telling cops they have been “with the satan,” in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
Oninda Romelus — who as soon as appeared on “Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court docket” — known as 911 from a Houston-area gasoline station early Saturday — with police arriving to seek out the 4 youngsters shot inside her automobile, in accordance with courtroom paperwork obtained by KHOU.
Two of her youngsters — her 13-year-old son, O’Karreo Covington, and 3-year-old daughter, Amourra Chapell — have been declared lifeless on the scene.
The opposite two — Kylee Romelus, 8, and Traviel Downer, 9 — have been rushed by helicopter to a Houston hospital the place they’re recovering, in accordance with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Romelus, 31, was taken into custody and was paranoid and incoherent when quizzed by investigators, the paperwork stated.
She stated she known as 911 as a result of “as an alternative of them doing it to me, I’m gonna do it to them,” in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
When requested what she meant, Romelus replied, “Kill all of them.”
She additionally instructed police her youngsters have been “lifeless to her” and “with the satan” — bizarrely including “trigger you may’t take me with out me taking you.”
The mother was held on a $14 million bond on two expenses of homicide and two expenses of aggravated assault.
Romelus had appeared on the paternity courtroom TV present practically 12 years in the past looking for to determine who her oldest baby’s father was — however neither of the boys on the episode proved to be a match.
That 17-year-old son was not along with her on the time of the capturing, and wasn’t discovered throughout a search of his mother’s house.
Nonetheless, whereas looking, cops discovered doable proof of fraud, Click2Houston reported.
They returned later with a warrant and seized 33 social safety playing cards, 48 identification playing cards and 16 bank cards, together with different gadgets — some with Romelus’ face or deal with however with totally different names, Click2Houston reported.
In addition they discovered delivery labels, telephones, computer systems, laptops, printers and different units used to create bogus ID data.
