Man killed his girlfriend and their unborn child because she got pregnant and refused to do something about it as they agreed

A man from Indiana is in jail in Tennessee, accused of murdering his girlfriend and their unborn child.

Vidol Wegner, 29, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony murder, according to the Spring Hill Police Department... Continue reading here ▶

Police say Wegner himself called 911 to request a welfare check on his girlfriend, 30-year-old Ariel Nicole Nevills. When officers arrived, they found she had been fatally wounded. She was seven months pregnant.

Details about the killing come from court documents and a local news interview with Wegner.

He initially admitted to strangling Nevills with his hands and forearm, according to an arrest document.

He also admitted to “murdering his girlfriend” and said he strangled her in “two different ways,” according to a court warrant. However, police also said Nevills had stab wounds.

The killing took place at a house in Spring Hill, a city about 30 miles south of Nashville. Wegner was first detained by local sheriff’s deputies and then handed over to Spring Hill police.

In a jailhouse interview with a local news reporter, Wegner gave his version of events, but his answers were confusing, vague, and sometimes contradictory.

When asked directly if he killed her, Wegner initially hesitated and asked, “What did I do?” After a long pause, he said, “No, dude, I didn’t. She did it to herself.

I told her this is the way. I had a beautiful future set up for us. She wanted to act crazy. She chose this. It didn’t have to be this way.”

When the reporter asked if he was mad that she got pregnant, Wegner replied that he had discussed pregnancy with her at the start of their relationship, asking if they would “do something about it” if she got pregnant.

He said she initially agreed but then changed her mind at 10 weeks, saying she wanted to keep the baby, to which he replied, “Didn’t we have that conversation? I’m not doing this.”

The reporter then asked if he missed her and the chance to meet his baby. Wegner said he loved her and would have taken care of her, the baby, and her siblings.

Both Wegner and Nevills worked as millwrights (mechanics who repair heavy machinery). Nevills supported her four siblings and had previously served in the Army Reserve.

Wegner mentioned these details about Nevills’ life in the interview, saying she was “stable” and “calm,” and that he liked that about her. He said she took care of him, and there was “peace,” but “then she gets pregnant and everything changes.”

When asked if he felt any remorse, Wegner said he did, saying, “It didn’t have to happen this way. She wants to be crazy. I told her, ‘If you didn’t like the plan, we could’ve changed it. We could have figured it out.'”

Police say Wegner killed Nevills after finding out she was pregnant. When the reporter asked him about this, Wegner said, “That’s now how it went.” When pressed to explain what happened, Wegner said he was “protecting my legacy” and “abiding by the Constitution,” claiming he did nothing wrong and that there was no way to hold her accountable for breaking their agreement.

Wegner is being held in jail without bail. His next court date is February 3rd.