April 20, 2015 at 3:54 p.m.
18-year-old charged with breaking into scene of double homicide
18-year-old charged with breaking into scene of double homicide
According to a criminal complaint filed Friday, Dan J. Mohr, 18, was arrested Thursday after someone reported a vehicle was parked between a storage shed and garage at 1625 County Highway C.
Three Oneida County Sheriff's deputies and an officer from the Three Lakes Police Department responded to the residence, which is still an active crime scene, the complaint states. When they arrived, the deputies found Mohr in the driveway of the residence.
According to the complaint, Mohr told the law enforcement officials that he had come to the residence alone and entered both the house and shed, but did not take anything. However, when deputies searched Mohr they found three pocket knives, a pair of latex gloves and a pair of black cloth gloves in his pockets. According to the report, they also found seven small pieces of paper with sketches on them.
A search of Mohr's vehicle turned up two more knives and a folded up piece of paper with a purple spider drawing on it. The signature on the drawing was that of Ashlee Martinson, the 17-year-old charged with killing her stepfather Thomas Ayers and her mother Jennifer Ayers in the house last month.
During an interview at the Oneida County Jail, the complaint states Mohr told deputies he went to the house because he knew Martinson. He told investigators that he was "curious and wanted to see the inside of the residence." He also said the door to the residence was unlocked, and that is how he gained entrance.
According to the report, deputies checked the premises the previous evening and the door was locked at that time.
After looking around the downstairs for a short time, Mohr told deputies he went upstairs to Martinson's bedroom and spent 20 to 30 minutes looking through items before taking the drawings.
He also said he had heard from other people that portions of the homicides may have taken place in a shed on the property. He said he searched for the shed but couldn't find it. The criminal complaint filed in Martinson's case indicates both Thomas and Jennifer Ayers were killed inside the home, not in a shed.
Mohr also said he wore the cloth gloves while in the house to avoid leaving fingerprints.
"Upon asking Mohr to elaborate as to why he did not want to leave fingerprints, he stated he did not want to leave fingerprints there because he feared that if continued investigation was done at the residence that he did not want to be implicated in the previous homicides," the complaint states.
Mohr appeared before Branch I Judge Michael Bloom Friday afternoon to answer to a felony charge of burglary of a building or dwelling and a misdemeanor charge of theft. He was released on a $2,500 signature bond, but is due back in court May 11 for an adjourned initial appearance.
If convicted of the burglary charge, Mohr faces up to 12 years, six months in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.
Martinson is facing felony homicide and false imprisonment charges in connection with the deaths of her mother and stepfather and the alleged detention of her young siblings. Investigators believe Martinson shot Thomas Ayers and stabbed Jennifer Ayers, and then locked her three young sisters in a room with food, which is the basis for the false imprisonment charges.
She was arrested March 8 in Boone County, Indiana traveling south on an interstate near Indianapolis with her boyfriend, 22-year-old Ryan Sisco, who is not a suspect in the murders.
The Rhinelander High School junior had initially declined to waive extradition, triggering a formal legal process in which Gov. Scott Walker had to request Martinson's return from Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. But earlier this month, at a hearing lasting approximately 15 minutes, she chose to voluntarily return to Wisconsin.
Oneida County officials have been given a month to pick up Martinson and return her to Wisconsin.
Oneida County Sheriff's Captain Terri Hook has said details about Martinson's return to Wisconsin would not be made public for safety reasons.
Jamie Taylor may be reached at [email protected].
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