Yesterday the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of 19 YO Johnathan Payne Kliebert following the early morning shooting death of his mother.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards says at approximately 1:45 AM Tuesday morning, 911 received a call from a male, later identified as Kliebert, saying he shot and killed his mother at their home in Ponchatoula, and was at a local hospital wishing to turn himself in.
Deputies responded to the hospital and located Kliebert in the parking lot, while other deputies responded to the residence on Sisters Road.
When deputies arrived at the residence they located a deceased white female, identified as 46 YO Ashley Kliebert, in the master bedroom with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Also located near the victim was her dog, which had also been shot during the altercation.
Upon interviewing Kliebert, he disclosed he awoke in an angry state, brandished a shotgun, and killed his mother and her dog, both of which were asleep in the bed.
Kliebert was charged with First Degree Murder and other offenses.
