'I'm done': Son who had enough of his father plunged steak knife into dad sitting in recliner, then jumped over his dying body to leave

A Washington state antheral is headed to situation aft plunging a steak knife into his father's neck, caput and thorax portion helium was lounging successful a recliner.

Damian Eiffert, 40, pleaded blameworthy to second-degree murder successful the decease of his father, Robert Eiffert, 61. The younger Eiffert was sentenced Thursday to 21 years successful situation by a Spokane County Superior Court judge. He had astir a twelve felony convictions astatine the clip of his apprehension successful 2024.

"On October 22nd, 2024, astatine 2:29pm SPD responded to the country of Thor and 1st Avenue successful East Spokane connected a study of a stabbing," the Spokane Police Department said successful a press release announcing Eiffert's arrest. "Upon arriving, a antheral unfortunate was located with stab wounds. Despite lifesaving efforts by aesculapian professionals, the unfortunate succumbed to his injuries astatine the scene."

Eiffert's apprehension affidavit says helium asked his begetter "for a thrust to attraction but helium said no," according to section CBS affiliate KREM. Robert Eiffert, aka "Boby," was sitting successful his recliner erstwhile Damian Eiffert got "amped up" and stabbed him repeatedly.

"The suspect stated helium could not instrumentality his dada anymore and stabbed him to death," KREM reported.

According to police, Damian Eiffert admitted to smoking methamphetamine and being sick from opioid withdrawal astatine the clip of the slaying. His parent told investigators helium was "all implicit the place" during a telephone telephone with her soon aft the murder.

Damian Eiffert besides called his ex-girlfriend aft the sidesplitting and asked her to conscionable him successful a adjacent alley, aboriginal telling her, "I emotion you … I'm done. …I conscionable killed my dad," according to the affidavit.

A neighbour reportedly found Robert Eiffert "all chopped up" and lying successful their flat building's doorway. Another nonmigratory told constabulary helium saw Robert Eiffert lying connected the beforehand structure with humor coming from his cervix and chest. He said helium saw Damian Eiffert exit, leap "over Boby's body," past thrust distant successful his father's car.

Surveillance video showed Damian Eiffert leaving done the beforehand doorway with a canine and walking to a adjacent car. The footage besides showed Robert Eiffert locomotion retired and slump implicit conscionable extracurricular the door, KREM reports.

Washington State Patrol recovered Damian Eiffert aboriginal that time with his father's car, which was "disabled" connected Interstate 90 adjacent Cheney.

"Eiffert was uncooperative with WSP and stated helium had a weapon connected his person, portion reaching for his waistband area," the SPD merchandise said. "County Negotiators communicated with Eiffert successful an effort to facilitate his surrender. He continued to beryllium uncooperative making comments that idiosyncratic from instrumentality enforcement was going to die. Eiffert was observed getting successful and retired of the conveyance with items successful his hands."

Damian Eiffert fled from the conveyance connected ft and was detained a abbreviated region away, according to the SPD release. Prosecutors accidental helium was facing astir 30 years successful situation aft entering his blameworthy plea, with his 21-year condemnation falling connected the debased extremity of the modular condemnation range, The Spokesman-Review reports.