A New Jersey man allegedly decapitated his mother and was later found laying naked on top of her headless body, police say. He allegedly later sang “Jesus Loves Me” as they took him into custody.
According to the probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by WABC and The Press of Atlantic City, the gruesome scene happened Friday at a public housing complex in Ocean City after 46-year-old Jeffrey Surgent allegedly called 911 to say he was bipolar and had just killed his mother.
When cops arrived, they found him naked and covered in blood, laying on top of his mother’s headless body, authorities reportedly said.
Jeffrey Surgent allegedly decapitated his mother Alexandria Surgent and was later found laying naked on top of her headless body at their home in Ocean City, New Jersey, according to police. (GoFundMe)
As cops handcuffed him, he allegedly screamed that he killed his mother and that he was sorry. He then started singing “Jesus Loves Me,” the affidavit reportedly said.
Prosecutors said officers took him to a mental health facility. He’s charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. Surgent reportedly has a history of mental illness.
The victim was identified as 74-year-old Alexandria M. Surgent. In a GoFundMe page, her family described her as “the greatest grandmother in the world.”
“Our grandmother was murdered by our uncle, Jeffery Surgent. She lived with us and helped us with our day-to-day lives. Without her, we can’t afford rent or food and we cannot pay for her burial or cremation,” her grandson Chase Surgent wrote.
Janice Powers told New York ABC affiliate WABC she was visiting her father who lives in the building when she tried to go to the second floor.
“I went to go do a load of laundry and it’s on the second floor, and they had everything marked off and blankets. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh,”” she said.
Powers said she met Jeffrey Surgent before.
“We went to a barbeque,” Powers told the TV station. “He just played with the kids and he was really nice. I don’t know what to say. It was weird.”
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