Authorities are investigating a “suspicious death” in Levittown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with initial reports suggesting a gruesome beheading inside a residence.
The suspect, who “is the victim’s son,” has been arrested but not yet formally charged, Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla told The Epoch Times via email.
The incident unfolded on the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive around 7 p.m. ET when police responded to a report of a death. Upon entering the residence, authorities found the lifeless body of a man, decapitated, in the bathroom.
Before it was taken down, the outlet reported that it was able to view the clip, which reportedly showed the suspect holding up the severed head in a plastic bag.
“He is now in hell for an eternity as a traitor to his country,” the man says to the camera. He then reportedly ranted against the government and called for “militias” across the country to unite and kill federal officials “on site.”
Police had issued a lookout alert for a 33-year-old male believed to be armed with a 9mm handgun, driving a 2009 Toyota.
Approximately 45 minutes later, the suspect, identified as the victim’s son, was apprehended near Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, nearly two hours away from the crime scene.
Mr. Bartorilla told reporters at the scene: “I’m not going to comment on the matter of death right now. Just say that he’s deceased. There’s a person of interest; that person is located and detained. And I think the neighborhood can rest easy because I think they were a little uneasy for a while before they knew where the person of interest was.”
Police interviewed witnesses at the scene.
