A young man accused of slitting the throats of his two teenage brothers was filmed trying to escape from court despite being chained.
Seth South, 23, was also filmed grinning as he was arraigned in Kitsap County Court, accused of murdering brothers Sebastian and Scotty Bass, just 16 and 17 years old.
The teens were found Wednesday evening in the home he shared with them on Scandia Road near Poulsbo, Washington, with knife wounds in their throats.
South was dragged from his late model Toyota Tacoma on State Route 410 near Bonney Lake around 10:30 p.m., allegedly on his way to kill a third sibling.
Seth South, 23, accused of slitting the throats of two of his half-brothers to death, grinned as he was arraigned in Kitsap County Court, charged with murder
South (above left) is pictured with his family in a 2018 photo with grandfather David Easterson on his left
Despite being chained, he appeared to make a sudden attempt to escape from court but was immediately stopped by officials.
South also made a cryptic outburst as the court discussed whether he would be subject to a competency evaluation.
“I can give the answer right now…no one would disagree with me, like even the people I normally…” he told the judge, before his lawyer interrupted him.
It is unclear whether he was trying to admit to his alleged crimes and police have not shared a motive for the horror.
Prosecutors alleged that South called 911 around 3 p.m. to report that one of his family members had slit their throat, before the call went silent.
South appeared to make a feeble attempt to escape as he was hauled into court
He was immediately stopped by Kitsap County Court officials
The dispatcher said she heard fighting in the background, but then the connection remained silent until police arrived on the scene, court documents allege.
Police found Scotty Bass face down in a pool of blood with a kitchen knife nearby and wounds to his neck.
Sebastian sat at the top of the stairs, also surrounded by blood with neck wounds, with a gun on a nearby table and a magazine and bullet next to it.
Detectives later learned that South lived in the home with the two teens, but he was nowhere to be found.
South’s grandfather David Easterson told police he called the young man at the request of his mother Sarra Bass and was told “you’re with me or against me” and that he killed “the boys.”
Documents also allege South (pictured in May) told a friend he was heading to Missouri to kill another sibling
Officers found both victims in their Poulsbo home with their throats slit and in a pool of blood
His mother claimed South told her he “didn’t hurt the boys,” but her husband, Christopher Bass, claimed South told him he killed two people.
Documents also alleged that South told a friend he was headed to Missouri to kill another sibling.
Police issued an arrest warrant for South and a statewide alert to find his Toyota Tacoma.
Pierce County sheriff’s deputies spotted the vehicle on State Route 310 near Bonney Lake and threw stop sticks to deflate its tires.
They managed to convince South to stop and took him into custody.
Police alleged that there was blood on South’s shift knob, as well as the driver’s seat, and that bloody clothing was found in his car.
Seth South, 23, was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly killing his two half-brothers
Pierce County deputies found South traveling in his Toyota Tacoma on State Route 310 while allegedly on his way to kill a third sibling, and took him into custody
While being questioned by Kitsap County detectives, South reportedly admitted to “stabbing and cutting” one of the teens, but claimed that boy killed the other.
South then allegedly attacked a detective when they tried to handcuff him again, causing the detective to suffer a cut on the head.
South was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, as well as assault for hitting the detective.
The judge ordered South to undergo a competency evaluation at Western State Hospital and sent him into custody.
South faces two life sentences for the murder plus five years for the assault charge, along with a $110,000 fine, if convicted.
He is due to appear in court again later this month.