A Texas teen who disappeared with his mother was found in Nebraska—with her body in his car trunk.
Tyler Roenz, 17, was free on $10,000 bond on a charge of attempted sexual assault when he and his mother, Michelle Bainter-Roenz, 49, went missing.
They were last seen in Humble, Texas, on Thursday morning, and police issued an alert for a black 2011 Mazda.
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On Friday, the car was spotted near Aurora, Nebraska—some 800 miles away—and Roenz allegedly sped away from cops at 110 mph before colliding with a truck.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the teen was seriously injured and hospitalized. The woman found in the trunk was later identified as Bainter-Roenz. Authorities say that her son will be extradited to Texas.
Social media posts show Bainter-Roenz is a married mom of two teenagers who is active in the animal-fostering community. Tyler Roenz runs track in high school.
Details of the sex-crimes case against him were not available on the court portal.
