Man accused of beheading his father, police investigating video allegedly showing him with the head

LEVITTOWN, PA — A Pennsylvania man has been charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse after his father was found decapitated. Police are investigating a social media video that shows him holding his head high, authorities said Wednesday.

The father was found decapitated in the bathroom of his home in Bucks County, Middletown Township, on Tuesday evening. Police said the son, identified as Justin Mohn, 32, was arrested about 100 miles (161 kilometers) away in Fort Indiantown Gap.

“We didn’t know where he was going or what his intentions were when he left here,” said Captain Pete Feeney of the Middletown Township Police Department. “Luckily we were able to get a location based on his cell phone.”

Police took him into custody without incident, Feeney said.

Mohn, who was also arrested on gun possession charges, was arraigned early Wednesday and held without bail. He will be heard on February 8.

An attorney for Mohn was not listed in the court filings Wednesday morning, and a message was left seeking comment on his behalf. The Associated Press emailed the clerk’s office to see if he already had an attorney.

Detectives are examining a video allegedly posted by Mohn that shows him holding his father’s head up and making threats against federal law enforcement agencies, Feeney said.