US man Justin Mohn accused of beheading father and posting gruesome video online
- Footage on YouTube appears to show him picking up the severed head and identifying it as belonging to his dad, Michael Mohn, while ranting about the government
- The victim’s wife discovered his body in their home, where police also found a machete and bloody rubber gloves
A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia and posting a gruesome video on social media that shows him holding up the severed head has been charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse, authorities said Wednesday.
Justin Mohn was armed and had jumped a fence at a National Guard facility about 160km (100 miles) away when he was arrested late on Tuesday, hours after the killing, a Guard spokeswoman said.
The father, identified as Michael Mohn, was found beheaded in the bathroom of his home in Levittown, where court records said his 32-year-old son also lived. Police said Justin Mohn was taken into custody at Fort Indiantown Gap.
Police said Michael Mohn’s wife, Denice Mohn, arrived home and found the body about 7pm on Tuesday. Officers found Mohn’s body, a machete and bloody rubber gloves, according to a police affidavit. Denice Mohn told police her husband’s white Toyota Corolla and her son were missing.
Police said the YouTube video, which was more than 14 minutes long, showed Justin Mohn picking up his father’s decapitated head and identifying him by name. Police said it appeared Mohn was reading from a script as he railed about the government.