A man allegedly decapitated his father – then used his head in a YouTube call to overthrow the government
An online extremist stunned the nation with an unimaginably disturbing YouTube video in which he called to overthrow the federal government – and held up the decapitated head of his father, according to Pennsylvania authorities.
Justin Mohn, 32, was taken into custody on 30 January after allegedly shooting his 68-year-old father Michael Mohn and beheading his corpse in their home in Middletown Township.
He is facing charges of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and possessing an instrument of crime with intent, according to a court filing.
Soon after his arrest, Mr Mohn was linked to a YouTube video in which he was allegedly seen railing against the federal government and calling for “violence” to combat its “treason”. In the bone-chilling footage, he reportedly held up his father’s head in a plastic bag as he condemned his “20 years” working as a federal official.
The suspect’s father was a geoenvironmental with the US Army Corps of Engineers. After the gruesome attack, Mr Mohn trespassed at a military facility in an attempt to “mobilise the National Guard” to raise arms, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said.
Mr Mohn was still carrying the handgun he used to kill his father when he
