Current:Home > BackPolice charge man with killing suburban Philly neighbor after feuding over defendant’s loud snoring-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Police charge man with killing suburban Philly neighbor after feuding over defendant’s loud snoring
View Date:2024-12-23 21:53:19
HATBORO, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia man is accused of stabbing to death a neighbor with whom he had long feuded over the accused man’s loud snoring that could be heard through a wall connecting their homes, authorities said Friday.
Christopher James Casey, 55, was charged Thursday with causing the death four days earlier of Robert Wallace, who the coroner found had been stabbed several times.
Wallace, 62, removed a screen from a window in Casey’s home and opened the unlocked window as Casey was eating dinner Sunday, and after a verbal confrontation Casey stabbed him in the chest with a large, military-style knife, according to Upper Moreland Township Police and Montgomery County prosecutors.
Police said Casey told them Wallace had not been menacing him or threatening him when Casey stabbed him in the doorway of Casey’s home. They had been having “personal issues” for the past year and a half — prompting several police calls — over Wallace’s complaints about his snoring, Casey told investigators during an interview Sunday night at Abington Hospital.
After about 20 minutes of speaking through the window, Wallace appeared to calm down and wanted to shake hands and offered to help pay for nasal surgery to alleviate Casey’s snoring, Casey told police, according to the affidavit. Casey unlocked his front door, holding a knife and stun gun under a blanket.
“Casey described Wallace as being very ‘volatile’ ‘very strong,’ ‘he’s angry’ type of person,” police wrote in the charging documents. “Casey said he did not believe Wallace’s intention of ‘try to work this out’ and ‘shake hands’ and try ‘to fix this situation’ was genuine. As a result, Casey decided to ‘surprise him’ by stabbing Wallace with a knife.”
Police responding to Casey’s 911 call found Wallace about 50 feet (15 meters) from his home. He later died at a hospital. Casey required hospital care for what police called a self-inflicted and accidental stab wound on his leg. The window screen was outside on the lawn and the window open when police arrived. There was blood inside and outside the home.
Casey told emergency dispatchers that Wallace “broke my window,” police said in an affidavit. “I attacked my neighbor. He came to attack me.”
Casey was charged with third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of a crime. He remained jailed Friday with bail set at $1 million. No lawyer was listed for him in court records. Prosecutors and police could provide no information about whether Casey has a defense lawyer. Efforts to reach a family member who might be able to comment were not successful.
veryGood! (975)
Related
- Philadelphia mass transit users face fare hikes of more than 20% and possible service cuts
- Texas Charges Oil Port Protesters Under New Fossil Fuel Protection Law
- DeSantis Recognizes the Threat Posed by Climate Change, but Hasn’t Embraced Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Ahead of the Climate Summit, Environmental Groups Urge Biden to Champion Methane Reductions as a Quick Warming Fix
- Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
- Selena Gomez Hilariously Flirts With Soccer Players Because the Heart Wants What It Wants
- They Built a Life in the Shadow of Industrial Tank Farms. Now, They’re Fighting for Answers.
- Michael Imperioli says he forbids bigots and homophobes from watching his work after Supreme Court ruling
- Vogue Model Dynus Saxon Charged With Murder After Stabbing Attack
- Why Tom Holland Is Taking a Year-Long Break From Acting
Ranking
- The Fate of Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager's Today Fourth Hour Revealed
- The Ultimatum’s Lexi Reveals New Romance After Rae Breakup
- Authorities hint they know location of Suzanne Morphew's body: She is in a very difficult spot, says prosecutor
- Utilities Are Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But Don’t Expect Big Changes Soon
- Powerball winning numbers for November 11 drawing: Jackpot hits $103 million
- Power Plants’ Coal Ash Reports Show Toxics Leaking into Groundwater
- Elon Musk issues temporary limit on number of Twitter posts users can view
- Man in bulletproof vest fatally shoots 5, injures 2 in Philadelphia; suspect in custody
Recommendation
-
Mike Tyson employs two trainers who 'work like a dream team' as Jake Paul fight nears
-
Orlando officer fatally shoots man who made quick movement during traffic stop
-
Solar Energy Largely Unscathed by Hurricane Florence’s Wind and Rain
-
Few Southeast Cities Have Climate Targets, but That’s Slowly Changing
-
Georgia remains part of College Football Playoff bracket projection despite loss
-
Lindsay Lohan Shares the Motherhood Advice She Received From Jamie Lee Curtis
-
Pink’s Daughter Willow Singing With Her Onstage Is True Love
-
Helping endangered sea turtles, by air