a 78-year-old woman who was the great-grandmother of one of the
suspects.
Antonio D. Barbeau and Nathan D. Paape allegedly went to the home of
Barbara J. Olson on Sept. 24, bringing a hammer and a hatchet with
them. Prosecutors say they the boys intended to kill the woman.
According to a criminal complaint, Barbeau knocked his
great-grandmother down with the blunt end of the hatchet before the
two eighth-graders repeatedly bludgeoned her with the hatchet and
hammer. Barbeau allegedly made the final blow with the hatchet's
blade.
At the time, Barbeau was a runaway from the Sheboygan County Juvenile
Detention Center.
The two boys took jewelry, loose change and a purse from Olson's home,
then stole her car and drove it to get pizza, the complaint states.
The car was left unlocked in a bowling alley parking lot with the
jewelry in full view. Authorities say Barbeau and Paape were hoping
someone else would steal it and subsequently be charged with Olson's
murder.
Olson's body was found in her garage two days later.
"I think the fact they both went out and got a pizza right after
killing this woman indicates some of their extreme lack of concern,"
Sheboygan County District Attorney says.
Barbeau and Paape are each charged with first-degree intentional
homicide. Bond was set at $1 million apiece.
Both boys are being charged as adults, though Barbeau's attorney says
he is trying to have the case moved to juvenile court.
If convicted as adults, the two would receive mandatory life sentences.