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House Arrest Couldn’t Stop This Accused Killer From Going Rogue

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

An accused murderer and Renaissance fair enthusiast out on $100,000 bond as she awaits trial for allegedly shooting her boyfriend in the head has made a mockery of her release conditions, according to prosecutors, who say the woman surreptitiously ditched her court-ordered ankle monitor nearly three years ago—while under house arrest.

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office now wants Alice Patricia Weiss locked up for her brazen behavior, telling the judge overseeing the case that the 67-year-old lied about her whereabouts. A motion for rearrest filed by the AG says the government is now “concerned for the safety of the community, including witnesses,” and says Weiss, who is charged with second-degree murder over the April 2004 shooting of then-boyfriend James Summers, is a dangerous flight risk.

Kodi Herlein, who lives across the street from Weiss in Columbia, Missouri, told The Daily Beast that she is “outraged” by the situation.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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