02-02-2014, 11:20 AM
Father slays son...
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David Sherrill, 13, axed to death by his father. RIP.
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Gary Reagan Sherrill, father/murderer.
A Phoenix man who police say killed his 13-year-old son with an ax pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at his arraignment hearing on January 15th.
Gary Reagan Sherrill, 51, was flanked by his two attorneys as he approached the judge who set a March 3 pretrial conference date for Sherrill.
After the brief hearing, one of Sherrill’s attorneys, Dawn Sinclair, suggested Sherrill’s defense team has questions about his competence.
“We believe Mr. Sherrill is seriously mentally ill,” Sinclair said.
Sinclair said there were a number of instances of behavioral problems leading up to the death of Sherill’s son, David.
Police arrived to Sherrill’s home on New Year’s Eve after he did not return David to his wife earlier that day as their custody agreement required, according to court documents.
Sherrill told officers David was at his cousin’s nearby house. After police did not find David at that residence, they returned to Sherrill’s house and found the 13-year-old boy dead in a bedroom, according to the documents.
In an interview with police, Sherrill said he thought people were after him. Later, he said he believed his son was a demon who was trying to eat him, according to the documents.
Sherrill told officers he struck David with an ax three to four times to defend himself, according to court records.
Sherrill is being held on a $1 million bond, according to the documents.
Source:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoen...-abrk.html
David Sherrill, 13, axed to death by his father. RIP.
Gary Reagan Sherrill, father/murderer.
A Phoenix man who police say killed his 13-year-old son with an ax pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at his arraignment hearing on January 15th.
Gary Reagan Sherrill, 51, was flanked by his two attorneys as he approached the judge who set a March 3 pretrial conference date for Sherrill.
After the brief hearing, one of Sherrill’s attorneys, Dawn Sinclair, suggested Sherrill’s defense team has questions about his competence.
“We believe Mr. Sherrill is seriously mentally ill,” Sinclair said.
Sinclair said there were a number of instances of behavioral problems leading up to the death of Sherill’s son, David.
Police arrived to Sherrill’s home on New Year’s Eve after he did not return David to his wife earlier that day as their custody agreement required, according to court documents.
Sherrill told officers David was at his cousin’s nearby house. After police did not find David at that residence, they returned to Sherrill’s house and found the 13-year-old boy dead in a bedroom, according to the documents.
In an interview with police, Sherrill said he thought people were after him. Later, he said he believed his son was a demon who was trying to eat him, according to the documents.
Sherrill told officers he struck David with an ax three to four times to defend himself, according to court records.
Sherrill is being held on a $1 million bond, according to the documents.
Source:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoen...-abrk.html