'Controlling' woman killed boyfriend with 'souped up' golf cart, left him alone outside overnight, lied about brakes not working: Police

A 59-year-old pistillate successful Texas is accused of killing her live-in boyfriend, allegedly striking him with a "souped-up" play cart during an argument, past leaving him unsocial overnight successful beforehand of his location alternatively of seeking aesculapian assistance.

Lisa Ann Guetter was taken into custody this week and charged with 1 number of execution successful the slaying of 71-year-old Gene Donald Kaping, tribunal records show.

Deputies with the Wood County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence successful Quitman, Texas, regarding an unresponsive man, aboriginal identified arsenic Kaping, connected April 3, Nacogdoches, Texas, CBS and CW affiliate KYTX reported.

Upon arriving, archetypal responders located Kaping lying connected the crushed successful beforehand of his location aft suffering terrible injuries. He was transported to a section infirmary for treatment, wherever helium remained for astir 4 days earlier succumbing to his injuries, constabulary said.

In an interrogation with investigators, Guetter allegedly said the mates had been drinking connected April 2 erstwhile she deed Kaping portion driving what she described arsenic a "souped-up" play cart that was traveling astir 15 mph. She claimed it appeared arsenic though Kaping "hydroplaned" distant from the conveyance earlier landing adjacent immoderate ample rocks.

Guetter said she and Kaping began arguing aft the impact, and Kaping walked a abbreviated region earlier lying down successful the driveway, Tyler, Texas, ABC affiliate KLTV reported.

Guetter claimed Kaping told her not to telephone for help, truthful she near him determination done the night, without seeking aesculapian attention. She reportedly did not cheque connected him for astir 12 hours, which is erstwhile she recovered him inactive extracurricular and unresponsive.

Authorities said Guetter initially claimed the play cart's brakes were not working, but investigators soon discovered the vehicle's brakes were functional, according to KLTV.

Additionally, detectives said Guetter drove the play cart successful loops successful the driveway earlier she struck Kaping, emphasizing that she would person been "very aware" of wherever helium was astatine the clip of the collision.

The probe besides allegedly uncovered troubling details astir the couple's relationship. During a hunt of the home, deputies reportedly recovered a handwritten enactment from Guetter that read, "Why fto him beryllium there? Why not sprout him?"

Kaping's sister spoke to authorities, reportedly describing Guetter arsenic "controlling, mean and evil," peculiarly erstwhile she drinks.

The affidavit besides recounted a anterior home unit incidental successful which Guetter allegedly attacked Kaping with a knife.

Guetter is being held successful the Wood County Jail connected a $1 cardinal enslaved based connected the upgraded execution charge. It was not instantly wide erstwhile she was scheduled to look successful court.