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Arizona Teen Allegedly Kills Father Over Internet Ban

By Rachel Plotnick

Police in Mesa, Arizona have released new details in the case of a teenager who confessed to killing his father last month. On Feb. 6, 15-year-old Hughstan Schlicker called 911 and said he had murdered his father. He allegedly told the operator, "I hate my dad. [I] couldn't take it anymore." According to a police report released Wednesday, Schlicker, 15, told police he was angry and depressed because his dad had banned him from accessing the Internet. Schlicker explained the reason for the ban was because his father had discovered suicide notes he had posted on MySpace.com. The lack of Internet access upset Schlicker, who claimed he often spent entire days online communicating with friends. "It felt like I was stabbed with a knife and it went straight through and no matter how hard I pulled, I couldn't pull out the knife," Schlicker allegedly said during an interview with police...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).