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Teen Arrested for Murdering Adoptive Mother with Hammer

1/31/2026

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Jordan Weems, 16, from Oklahoma, has been arrested for murdering his adoptive mother, Spring Weems, 49.
Official documents show he confessed to attacking Spring Weems with a hammer and his fists.
He allegedly threatened her before the attack and then concealed her body in a trash can.
Weems faces charges of first-degree murder, desecration of a human corpse, and unauthorized removal of a dead body.

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Jordan Weems, 16, from Oklahoma, has been arrested for murdering his adoptive mother, Spring Weems, 49.
Official documents show he confessed to attacking Spring Weems with a hammer and his fists.
He allegedly threatened her before the attack and then concealed her body in a trash can.
Weems faces charges of first-degree murder, desecration of a human corpse, and unauthorized removal of a dead body.