Danville Teen Charged In Killing Of Stepmother

– By WTVQ TV 36 –

A Danville teen who fled the state after her stepmother’s death has been indicted on a murder charge.

Jenna Oakley was reported missing after the body of her stepmother, 52-year-old Rhonda Oakley, was found in the family’s home on Sept. 1.

Jenna Oakley was indicted Thursday of murder by causing the death of Rhonda Oakley, or that another person did so by acting in complicity with the defendant to commit this crime.” It also charges her with Theft by Unlawful Taking.

The 15-year-old girl was found by police in Rhonda Oakley’s car in Tucumcari, New Mexico on Sept. 3. Her boyfriend, 20-year-old Kenneth Nigh, was in the passenger’s seat.

Nigh is charged with possessing stolen property and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Authorities said Nigh attempted to hang himself in jail. His injuries were so severe, he was taken to a hospital in Texas where he was placed on a ventilator.