Oklahoma woman charged with murder in mom's suicide: 'Here's a gun'
In security camera footage, Jaye Dee Watts can apparently be seen handing her mother a gun and saying, 'Do with it what you f---ing will, b----'
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Oklahoma authorities have charged a woman with murder in connection with her 72-year-old mother's September suicide.
Jaye Dee Watts, 44, is charged with kidnapping and felony murder by caretaker abuse after she "intentionally provided a firearm to the victim which prompted the victim to take her own life," Oklahoma City police said in a press release.
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Officers initially arrested Watts in September after locating her mother, Lynda Watts, deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her residence on Blue Quail Drive on Sept. 10.
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Authorities reportedly obtained security video footage from outside Lynda's home showing the suspect and victim fighting, according to KWTV.
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In the video, Watts can apparently be heard saying, "Here’s a gun," and, "Do with it what you f---ing will, b----," police said, according to KWTV.
Watts can also reportedly be heard telling her mother to "take your pill or choke on it and die," according to KOCO-TV.
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In an interview with police later on, Watts reportedly said, "[I]t sucks being a 24/7 caregiver."
Watts' own Facebook profile suggests that she recently survived cancer. In a 2017 Facebook post celebrating her mother's birthday, Watts described Lynda as an "amazing mom."
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The Oklahoma City Police Department presented the case to the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, which obtained a warrant for Watts' arrest.