Son denies waiting days to report father’s death, faces felony charge

A Dallas man appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with failing to report his father’s death. Investigators believe Theron Tuttle’s father, a Korean War veteran in his 90s, had been dead for days before the son called 911 on Father’s Day. Theron Tuttle, who was his father’s caretaker, denies waiting to report the death.

He told Channel 9’s Ken Lemon that police seized his phone and “everything” after he placed a 911 call from the home on Holly Avenue in Dallas to report the death.

The home belongs to Theron Tuttle’s father, Thomas Tuttle. The father and son lived there alone…

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