DONKEY: Grandmother Shot & Killed By Grandson After Argument Over Allowance Money

Summary

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Donkey of the Day – Grandmother Shot & Killed By Grandson After Argument Over Allowance Money

Podcast: Donkey of the Day, The Breakfast Club (Power 105.1 FM)
Date: March 24, 2026
Host: Charlamagne Tha God, with Angela Yee and Lauren LaRosa

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Episode Overview

This sobering episode of "Donkey of the Day" centers around the deeply disturbing story of 21-year-old Rontrell Jackson, who shot and killed his 68-year-old grandmother after an argument over allowance money. Charlamagne, Angela Yee, and Lauren LaRosa unpack the layers of generational respect, entitlement, and tragedy, ultimately awarding Jackson the infamous “Donkey of the Day.” The conversation also segues into broader discussions about respecting elders and, in a lighter segment, explores attitudes towards significant age gaps in relationships.

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Key Discussion Points

1. The Donkey of the Day Story: Familial Tragedy

[03:42–08:21]

• Incident Summary:

  • Rontrell Jackson, 21, shot and killed his grandmother in Arlington, Texas, during a heated argument over allowance money.
  • The grandmother, 68, was found dead by police on her upstairs patio.
  • The story is introduced via a WFAA News report, with somber reactions from neighbors and commentary on the proximity and sadness of the incident.

• Reflection on Hell & Heinous Acts:

  • Angela Yee launches into a philosophical musing:
    • “Sometimes you hear people doing things so heinous that you like, you know what? If there's a hell, this is who it's for.” [05:46]
  • She cynically calls for an “open house for hell” to show people the consequences of such acts.

• Respect for Elders:

  • Angela references her own grandmother, expressing the pain of loss and importance of cherishing grandparents while they’re alive.
    • “If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, I envy you, okay? Visit them, cherish them, celebrate them while you still can, okay?” [06:27]
  • She laments young people’s lack of respect for the elderly and emphasizes that the world will eventually require respect from you, too.

• Entitlement and Age:

  • Points to the absurdity of a 21-year-old still expecting allowance from his grandmother.
    • “Once you old enough to get a job, you shouldn't get an allowance anymore. Silly rabbit. Allowances are for kids.” [07:10]
  • Criticizes wasting such intense, criminal energy against a loved one over a petty matter.

• Call for Societal Reality Check:

  • Concludes by reiterating why making an example of such stories is necessary:
    • “This is why folks need to see what eternal damnation looks like... just to let people know it exists.” [08:08]

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2. Broader Reflections and Notable Quotes

[06:12–08:21]

• Angela Yee on Grandparents and Respect:
  • “My grandma always told me, manners will take you what money won't. If you respect your elders, I truly believe the world will respect you.” [06:38]
• Angela Yee on Allowance and Crime:
  • “If you out here taking penitentiary chances with pistol play, don't waste that energy on your grandmother.” [07:26]

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3. Segue: Generational Gaps and Dating Age Differences

[08:23–12:39]

• The hosts transition from the main story to a trending social topic: Tommy Lee (of Love & Hip Hop/Baddies) dating Jules, Solange’s 21-year-old son.

  • Discussion focuses on the public reaction to their 20-year age difference (Lee is 41, Jules is 21).
  • Charlamagne asks: “Would you let your child date someone older than you?” sparking a lively, slightly comedic debate about parental approval and autonomy at age 21.
    • Angela Yee: “I don't think 'let' is the right word.” [10:13]
    • Charlamagne: “I'm not letting. My dad told me one time, I'll take you out. There’s no – I’m not letting that happen.” [11:53]

• Double Standards:

  • Lauren and Angela touch on society’s different expectations when older women date younger men, referencing high-profile examples like Cher and Madonna.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Angela Yee:

  • “If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, I envy you...” [06:27]
  • “Allowances are for kids.” [07:10]

• Charlamagne Tha God:

  • “This is why folks need to see what eternal damnation looks like, man. Okay? We need a glimpse of the fiery debts to hell just once, just to let people know it exists.” [08:08]
  • On the age-gap dating debate: “Would you let your child date somebody older than you?” [10:06]
  • “My dad told me one time, I'll take you out. There’s no – I’m not letting that happen.” [11:53]

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Important Timestamps

• 03:42 — Donkey of the Day topic introduction
• 05:39 — News report segment: Description of the crime scene
• 06:12 — Angela’s personal reflection on grandparents, manners, and respect
• 07:10 — Critique of adult allowances
• 08:21 — Charlamagne thanks Angela for the segment
• 08:23–12:39 — Follow-up discussion on celebrity dating and age differences

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Tone and Style

The episode’s tone is urgent, emotional, and at times, incredulous—typical of the Donkey of the Day feature—balancing shock, moral reflection, and candid personal anecdotes. The latter segment offers a lighter, conversational vibe as the hosts riff on societal double standards and parental influence over adult children’s relationship choices.

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Episode Insights

• The episode starkly demonstrates the hosts’ dismay at senseless family violence and explores deeper cultural changes around respect, entitlement, and generational values.
• It serves as both a condemnation of extreme behavior and a reminder to honor and appreciate family—especially elders—while you can.
• The latter half shows the show’s characteristic blend of hard-hitting topics with humor and pop culture, highlighting why the “Donkey of the Day” remains a staple of cultural conversations.

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Transcript

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[Angela Yee]

Damn the he haw again. It's time for donkey of the day. I'm not trying to be donkey today no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things called donkey of the day. And it really caught me off guard. Damn Charlemagne.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who got the donkey of the day today?

[Angela Yee]

You know, donkey Today for Tuesday, March 24th goes to 21 year old Ron tell Jackson. I'm gonna tell you something. I don't know if I believe in heaven or hell. Not saying they don't exist. I'm just saying I don't know anyone who's been and been back to tell me about it, okay? We hear the stories of people who die and say they spent, you know, brief moments in heaven, but I never hear people say they spent brief moments in hell. There was a story I read once, you know, from a woman named Charlotte Holmes who says she died and saw heaven and hell. And last year I saw Another woman on YouTube say she was in hell, but I didn't believe her story because all she saw in hell was rappers and celebrities, okay? This planet we live on, where we know of people who have committed some of the greatest crimes against humanity. Adolf Hitler and Stalin and Genghis Khan, the bees who killed Thomas J. And my girl. All of these evil creatures that have been on this planet. And there's nothing but rappers and celebrities in hell. Stop it, okay? You just want attention talking like that. But the reason I'm talking about hell this morning, because if there is one, we need Satan to go live, okay? Somebody down there needs to show us what's going on because maybe it will prevent the Ron tell Jackson's of the world from Booking first class flights to the netherworld. Okay. Because I don't know any other place for Ron tell to go. All right. Sometimes you hear people doing things so heinous that you like, you know what? If there's a hell, this is who it's for. Let's go to WFAA News for the report, please. This is the upstairs patio where they found the deceased.

[News Reporter]

It's the first time.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think that's what's shaking me.

[News Reporter]

Kierra Dennis is getting a look at her upstairs neighbor's patio now covered with a black tarp.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You try to rewind everything in your head of what could it have been?

[News Reporter]

She says there's just one thing that stands out. Thinking back to Friday morning flies.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We need to go to Home Depot.

[News Reporter]

So many. She bought new netting. She had no clue what was right above her head.

[Angela Yee]

For it to be this close to you, it's very hard to process, even in words.

[News Reporter]

It's where police found the body of a 68 year old woman. Police say they were called to the Carriage House Apartments off East Lamar, Friday close to 5 o'. Clock. Police arrested her 21 year old grandson, Rontrell Jackson. Police believe Jackson shot his grandmother Friday morning after a heated argument that ended with her withholding Jackson's allowance money.

[Lauren LaRosa]

For someone to have lost their life over an allowance, over a disagreement is hard to to process.

[News Reporter]

Jackson is facing a murder charge.

[Angela Yee]

Shot and killed your grandmother. Shot and killed your grandmother. I'm not one to say who should be in hell. I am not that self righteous, but man, okay, do you know what I would do to be able to talk to my mother's mother physically right now? Okay. I have a picture of my grandmother Rosalie in my house that I look at every day and I can hardly stand to look at it because of how much I miss her. And she's passed away since 2006. Okay? If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, I envy you, okay? Visit them, cherish them, celebrate them while you still can, okay? Listen, man, I'm an old school. I was born in 1978. I believe in having good manners, okay? My grandma always told me, manners will take you. What money won't? I believe in helping others when I can. And I believe in respecting my elders. Okay? If you respect your elders, I truly believe the world will respect you. All right? I don't understand young people who don't respect the elderly. Because one day, if you're blessed, you will grow old, okay? And expect others to show you some respect too. The Bible talks about the importance of grandparents. If you supposed to honor thy father and thy mother, then certainly you're supposed to honor thy father and thy mother's parents. But what pisses me off the most is, boy, you 21 years old. That's a big age. What the hell you still getting allowance from your grandma for? Okay, once you old enough to get a job, you shouldn't get an allowance anymore. Silly rabbit. Allowances are for kids. Okay, to be honest with you, and I'm not encouraging crime at all. But if you're going up your gun at your grandmother because she didn't give you your allowance, and, man, you need to take that same gun and go hit a lick. Okay, once again, not encouraging crime. But if you out here taking penitentiary chances with pistol play, don't waste that energy on your grandmother. Go hit a bank. Go hit a liquor store. Go stick up the local drug dealer, your grandmother, because your punk ass didn't get your allowance at 21. This is why we need an open house for hell. Please give Ron Trail Jackson the biggest he haw 21 years old. This is why folks need to see what eternal damnation looks like, man. Okay? We need a glimpse of the fiery debts to hell just once, just to let people know it exists. Easy, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, thank you for that donkey today.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where's Lauren at? Lauren, come on in here. Now, Lauren was reporting a story, doing research on a story of young man named Juels, who is Solange's son.

[Angela Yee]

Jules.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jules.

[Angela Yee]

What's research she been doing on Hollywood Unlocked?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yep.

[Angela Yee]

Shade Room did research.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She does some research.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We were looking at ages.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. Now explain the story of what was trending yesterday with Jules.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So yesterday, Tommy Lee, formerly of Love and Hip Hop, she had posted a video on her Snapchat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She was on baddies too, right? Was she on Baddies?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, she started on Love and hip hop, but she's. No, she was on love. She started on love and hip hop, but she's. She in and out of baddies.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, well, yeah. So Tommy. Tommy Lee, she had posted a video to her Snapchat. The video was from, like, a date night with Jules. Jules is the son of Solange, nephew of Beyonce, and a lot of people. I mean, I've never even. Jules has recently, like, been streaming and doing different things, but most of us know him because he models. Like, he doesn't. We don't even really know what else he does outside of that, right? He says to himself, but the video was posted and it was everywhere. So in the video, Jules is carrying Tommy on his back and she's like, calling him babe. There's another video of them, like, in the car, I guess, like one of their friends had got, like, locked up or something. There's another video of them, like, in this kind of looks like a lounge. And there's a woman dancing in front of them. And, you know, it's obvious the point of all of this is that people are like, how the heck did these two people end up together? First of all, because of their ages.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He just turned 21 a couple of months ago. And she's 41.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She's older than Solange.

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[Angela Yee]

So the question is 805 get together. I'm sure this the phone device called a phone. I'm sure.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But also too, it's just like. It's just two worlds. I don't think we all we. Anybody expected to see come together. To be honest with you, like, he just stays out the way.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But would you. The question is 800-585-1051. Would you let your child date somebody older than you? What do you mean?

[Angela Yee]

Would you let. This man is 21 years old. He's 21. I'm sure he's making his own decision.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, Jess, would you let me just date somebody older than you?

[Angela Yee]

I don't think let is the right word.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let. What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I approve of it.

[Angela Yee]

There you go. But that's the thing. You're not listening to words. Yeah, I get it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I ain't letting.

[Angela Yee]

I. I understand now. I might not let the woman in my eyes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I am not letting. Mimi.

[Angela Yee]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Would you let your son date somebody?

[Angela Yee]

Absolutely not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She said let if he was after. At 21.

[Angela Yee]

I don't care.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Mimi can barely breathe.

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[Angela Yee]

Because I'm like, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mimi is not letting.

[Angela Yee]

How do you. How do you. How do you not let a 21 year old. The guy I just gave donkey today to who shot his grandmother was 21. You think I want you. You think I would let him shoot his grandmother?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, if you found out that your 21 year old was dating someone that old, how would you go about it? Charlie?

[News Reporter]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

How would you improve? I gotta see how she. Look.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Your child was dating somebody older than you, what would you do? Would you. Would you be cool with it? Let's discuss it.

[Angela Yee]

I don't like this question. Because it's too broad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's not.

[Angela Yee]

Speaking about the 21 and 41 year old, but you just now you're saying my child.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you could say whatever you want. My daughter is. Would not date anybody older than me. And I would say I am not letting.

[Angela Yee]

What age Daughter.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If she was 21.

[Angela Yee]

If she was 21. How do you let is the word. I can't let. Yeah, I get what both of y' all say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My dad. My dad told me one time, I'll take you out. There's no. I'm not letting that happen.

[Angela Yee]

Do I approve of it, right? No. But you also asked me son versus no. You said son. You said if your son bought home a 41 year old. That's what you asked me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So what you gonna say to your son?

[Angela Yee]

I already told you what my answer would be. It depends on how she look. Exactly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This guy right here.

[Angela Yee]

Son, let me tell you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Older, as women, it was like, make sure you get your own and don't let.

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But it's different.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The double standard. So different.

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[Angela Yee]

Let's Discuss Cher is 100. Her boyfriend.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not Cher.

[Angela Yee]

Madonna and her boyfriend. What? She's not a hundred. Yo, he's her boyfriend. I think Madonna's 31. 35, something like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And 21. He just turned 21 a couple months ago. Come on, let's. All right, let's discuss when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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