Man Arrested for Grandmother's Murder

0:00Lawrence Police just arrested a 25-year-old man named Marcus Casela after he confessed to strangling his 70-year-old grandmother, too. Death. This all went down overnight in a home-south west of Quentin Parkway and Cressline Drive. Cops got the call a little before 2am on Saturday when the guy admitted the killing over the phone to dispatchers. They showed up, knocked, and he opened the door. No resistance. Inside, they found the victim unresponsive in bed and fire medical pronounced her dead right there. Luckily, Cressella's 24-year-old brother was safe in a bedroom with a door shut, completely unharmed. The brother is now reaching out to the rest of the family with the tough news. After heading to headquarters for an interview, Cressella got booked into Douglas County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. Her name hasn't been released yet, but this case is moving fast through the system. That wraps Kansas News Today brought to you with AI.