An online extremist stunned the nation with an unimaginably disturbing YouTube video in which he called to overthrow the federal government – and held up the decapitated head of his father, according to Pennsylvania police.
Justin Mohn, 32, was taken into custody on 30 January after allegedly beheading his 68-year-old father Michael Mohn at their home in Middletown Township.
He is facing charges of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and possessing an instrument of crime with intent, according to a court filing.
Soon after his arrest, Mr Mohn was linked to a YouTube video in which he was allegedly seen railing against the federal government and calling for “violence” to combat its “treason”. In the bone-chilling footage, he reportedly held up his father’s head in a plastic bag as he condemned his “20 years” working as a federal official.
Here’s what we know so far about the heinous case:
A disturbing discovery
Police said they responded to the scene after receiving a “call of a deceased male”. Denice Mohn reportedly called 911 after finding her husband decapitated in their home. She said that she was last in the house at 2pm and when she returned, she noticed her son and her husband’s 2009 Toyota Corolla was nowhere to be found.