BATAVIA, Ohio (TCD) — A 39-year-old man allegedly killed his elderly father and then reported his death to police late last week.
According to a news release from the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, Nov. 24, at approximately 9:38 p.m., Zane Pelfrey called 911 and reported the death of his “elderly father.” Deputies subsequently responded to their home in the 500 block of West Main Street and found the victim, 60-year-old Dewayne Pelfrey, unresponsive. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.
With the help of the Batavia Police Department, the sheriff’s office launched an investigation and interviewed family members and witnesses. Detectives identified Zane Pelfrey as the primary suspect.
The sheriff’s office apprehended Pelfrey in his home and interviewed him at the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit. The statement noted that Pelfrey was “forthcoming with details related to his involvement in his father’s death.”
Pelfrey was booked into the Clermont County Jail on a charge of murder, and he remains held without bond. He was scheduled for his arraignment on Monday, Nov. 27.
The Clermont County Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy on the victim. The investigation is ongoing.
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