A person dismembered his handyman, put his remains in trash bags and left them in his yard for months, police say. The person ultimately referred to as police and instructed them he “found” the remains, however later modified his story and stated he killed the handyman in a match of rage, in accordance with police and court docket paperwork.
The remains were found Friday, Feb. 3, at a house in northeast Washington, D.C., Metropolitan police stated in a information launch Thursday, Feb. 16.
The suspect was charged with second-degree homicide Thursday after officers decided he tased and beat a handyman to demise on or close to Nov. 4, 2022 whereas he was engaged on his residence, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
Police stated the suspect first referred to as them on Feb. 3 to report discovering a decomposed, headless, “mummified” physique in a black plastic trash bag in his yard, court docket paperwork stated. The physique confirmed indicators of slicing, and appeared to have been in the yard for round two to a few months.
The person’s demise was decided to be suspicious, so police requested a search warrant for the remainder of the yard and commenced investigating.
Within the days following the invention, police discovered proof of cleaned up blood in the suspect’s basement condo — which was in a house he shared along with his sister and her daughter — in addition to a taser, brass knuckles and a knife.
A couple of week and a half later, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, the suspect’s sister referred to as police to inform them her brother needed to “flip himself in” and “discuss what occurred,” court docket paperwork stated. The suspect then instructed investigators that the remains belonged to the handyman.
Later that day, the suspect instructed officers he killed the handyman Nov. 4 after he bought indignant with him, court docket paperwork stated. He instructed investigators that he felt “indignant and upset for unknown causes, as if a black cloud was over his head” earlier than blacking out and tasing the handyman in the top.
The handyman fell to the ground, and the suspect started to punch and kick him earlier than dragging his physique to the basement, the paperwork stated. As soon as in the basement, the suspect stated he stabbed the handyman.
After realizing the handyman was lifeless, the suspect stated he panicked, so he went to Ace {Hardware} and bought an ax as a result of he needed to “eliminate proof,” paperwork stated. The suspect used the ax to decapitate the handyman and lower off his arms.
The suspect then put the handyman’s head and arms in the trash and put the remaining physique components in one other trash bag, in accordance with the paperwork. He put one trash bag in his yard; the opposite was unknowingly picked up by the town’s trash service.
The suspect instructed police he was “not in his proper thoughts” whereas he attacked the handyman. His sister instructed officers that he’s “mentally challenged” and “typically sluggish to reply when questioned.”
The person’s sister instructed police she met the handyman about 5 years in the past. She stated she employed him to do work on the home infrequently, however the final she heard from him was in November, when he by no means confirmed up for a job and stopped responding to her messages.
The suspect is detained with out bond till a preliminary listening to on March 29.
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