Man who called dad a 'fat slob' and told cops he killed himself did not convince everyone of his story: DA

A Pennsylvania antheral who told constabulary that his father died by termination is present accused of his murder.

Justin Wilson, 23, is charged with first-degree execution successful transportation with the decease of his father, 61-year-old Kevin Wilson, who died of a gunshot wound successful February. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Justin Wilson told police astatine the clip that his begetter changeable himself. Three months aft Kevin Wilson's death, prosecutors present accidental that autopsy results determined that the fatal gunshot coiled could not person been self-inflicted. Authorities besides said that the weapon that fired the fatal changeable was purchased by Justin Wilson a mates of weeks earlier the shooting.

Prosecutors said that Pennsylvania State Police responded to the Wilsons' location successful Trappe astatine 12:19 a.m. connected Feb. 1. Kevin Wilson's assemblage was recovered successful his chamber with a gunshot coiled to the head, constabulary said. Troopers said determination were signs of a conflict successful the home, and Justin Wilson's apparel were stained with blood.

According to an affidavit obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Justin Wilson allegedly insisted to the troopers that he did not sprout his father. When the troopers examined Kevin Wilson's body, they observed him loosely gripping a Taurus handgun.

Justin Wilson allegedly told constabulary that helium and his begetter had argued portion they were watching a UFC lucifer together. As the verbal combat escalated, Justin Wilson said helium pushed his begetter to sprout himself, calling him a "bum and a [expletive] loser." Despite the breached furnishings and signs of a struggle, Justin Wilson denied that they had a carnal fight, constabulary said.

Further probe revealed a strained narration betwixt the begetter and son, arsenic household members told constabulary aft Kevin Wilson's death. Police said the household noticed Justin Wilson acting strangely, noting that helium had a fixation connected wealth and was known to lie. According to the affidavit, Justin Wilson had asked astir the wealthiness helium would inherit soon aft his father's death. One of his cousins told constabulary that astatine Kevin Wilson's funeral, Justin Wilson told her that his begetter purportedly tried to usage his ain weapon to termination himself, but it jammed, truthful helium utilized his son's Taurus handgun.

Police said Kevin Wilson's siblings often heard from their brother, saying that helium would telephone them successful a panic astir however to grip his son's erratic behavior. According to the affidavit, Justin Wilson bullied his father, calling him a "fat slob" who was not arsenic palmy arsenic his siblings.

Prosecutors said Justin Wilson's stories were inconsistent pursuing his father's death. An autopsy revealed that the gunshot coiled to Kevin Wilson's caput could not person been self-inflicted owed to the "wound characteristics, stippling, placement and trajectory of the slug wound, a deficiency of humor connected the victim's hands and stippling connected the victim's face." His mode of decease was ruled a homicide.

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An probe into the Taurus handgun recovered successful Kevin Wilson's manus astatine the country was besides linked backmost to his son. Prosecutors said Justin Wilson purchased the Taurus handgun connected Jan. 10, conscionable a mates of weeks earlier the Feb. 1 shooting.

Justin Wilson was arrested connected Friday and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, tampering with evidence, mendacious reports to instrumentality enforcement, and possessing an instrumentality of crime. He is being held without enslaved astatine the Montgomery County Detention Facility. His adjacent tribunal day was scheduled for May 19.