Man knifed father to death while he slept on air mattress to 'stop his existence,' police say

A Texas antheral is down bars for allegedly killing his father portion the older antheral slept, instrumentality enforcement officials successful the Lone Star State say.

Adrian Mendoza, 29, stands accused of murder for the decease of Samuel Mendoza, whose property has not yet been released, according to the Dallas Police Department.

The incidental occurred connected Wednesday greeting astatine an flat connected Peavy Road successful acold eastbound Dallas, constabulary said. The younger Mendoza is said to person called 911 and confessed to stabbing his begetter conscionable aft 7 a.m. connected the time successful question.

After arriving astatine the apartment, authorities met with the defendant, arrested him, and took him to Dallas Police Headquarters for an interview, according to an apprehension affidavit obtained by CBS News.

At the country of the crime, the stabbing unfortunate was located by constabulary and pronounced dormant by Dallas Fire-Rescue, according to a press release issued by the constabulary section connected Wednesday.

Officers recovered the older Mendoza connected an aerial mattress, suffering from aggregate stab wounds to some his caput and neck, according to the affidavit. Investigators besides recovered the suspected execution weapon, constabulary said. A ample sheathed combat-style weapon was connected a array and "appeared to person humor connected it," according to the charging document.

After being work his Miranda rights, the suspect agreed to talk with detectives, constabulary said. During his custodial interview, Adrian Mendoza admitted to stabbing Samuel Mendoza astatine slightest 4 times portion helium was asleep, according to the affidavit.

When asked wherefore helium committed the fatal stabbing, Adrian Mendoza allegedly said helium believed his begetter was "killing radical and hurting kids," according to the charging document. Police, however, accidental the suspect did not supply immoderate grounds to enactment this claim.

Adrian Mendoza besides told constabulary helium was going to usage immoderate method helium could successful bid to "stop his existence," the affidavit says.

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When pressed astir the allegations against his begetter and asked wherefore helium did not telephone constabulary to study those beliefs, the suspect allegedly said helium "was pursuing what helium learned successful Duolingo."

Adrian Mendoza is being detained successful the Dallas County Jail connected $250,000 bond, according to records reviewed by Law&Crime.