He Says He Mistook His Son For An Intruder Before Shooting Him. Deputies Say He Burned The Body.
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Authorities say Michael Howard, 68, burning his son's body and cleaning the crime scene was "indicative" of "nefarious purposes."
A Texas attorney was arrested earlier this week for allegedly killing his own son after mistaking him for an intruder, Sabine County authorities announced at a press conference Thursday.
Michael Howard, 68, was arrested on Monday on charges of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his 20-year-old son, Mark Howard, lead investigator JP MacDonough told reporters on Thursday.
The shooting happened on the evening of Dec. 1, when Michael Howard told deputies that thought his son was ”an intruder at his property,” MacDonough said. The investigators said the Howard property had experienced burglaries in the past, with the most recent incident happening just days before the shooting.
Michael Howard placed his son’s body in the loading bucket of a backhoe tractor and drove it to a remote area, where he burned the remains in a pile of wood that was “previously set up,” according to MacDonough. The father told deputies that he felt his son would have wanted to be “cremated.”
MacDonough said Michael Howard called authorities approximately 17 hours after burning the body to report the shooting.
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