On July 16, Billy Jacobson proudly shared an adorable photo of his son, and gushed over the “sweet and funny personality,” of the baby who just turned nine months old.
Less than one week later, Jacobson is grieving the tragic death of his boy, who along with his brother and sister were killed by their mother, before she turned the gun on herself, ending a three-hour stand-off with police. Keep reading to know more…
On the afternoon of July 20, a police officer was driving by a home in Verdigris, Oklahoma when he noticed fireworks coming from a house, triggering the thought that “there was something wrong.”
Verdigris Police Chief Jack Shackelford explained that the officer saw a Roman candle being shot through a broken window in a garage door at the house and stopped to investigate, but not before calling for backup.
Police said the unidentified woman was with some children and was bringing them to the home for a supervised visitation. This is when the mother who was to be supervised held her at gunpoint, took her baby inside and locked the others in the garage with the other two children.The woman fired the Roman candle to attract attention for help.
After the three were rescued from their temporary prison, several emergency teams responded, including the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service’s SWAT team that engaged the 39-year-old woman, Brandy McCaslin, in negotiations to minimize the risk of harm.
But hopes of a peaceful resolution were gone when McCaslin went silent, ending the three-hour standoff..CONTINUE READING