Teen pleads guilty but mentally ill in murders of mother, brother when he was 14

NEW STANTON, Pa. — A teen charged with killing his mother and younger brother when he was 14 years old was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty but mentally ill.

Police said Jacob Remaley, now 18, shot his mother, 46-year-old Dana Remaley, and his 8-year-old brother, Caleb Remaley, in November of 2016. They were found in their beds at their home in New Stanton.

Jacob Remaley’s defense team has argued the teen had multiple personalities and one of them, called “Wrath,” told him to kill his mother and brother.

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Investigators said Jacob Remaley took a gun from the top of a refrigerator and loaded it. He then shot his mother in her bedroom before going to his brother’s bedroom and shooting him.

Jacob Remaley was charged as an adult in the murders.

Jacob Remaley received a sentence of 30 years to life. He will be sent to a prison that can provide him with mental health treatment.

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