Sheriff: Man charged, accused of stabbing his father to death in Sycamore Township
By Matthew Dietz
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CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A man has been charged with murder, accused of stabbing his father to death at a home in Sycamore Township Thursday night.
According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, it happened in the 8300 block of Wicklow Avenue, just after 7 p.m.
Detectives with the sheriff’s office arrived at the house and found a 69-year-old man who had been stabbed to death. The coroner identified him as 69-year-old John Luecke.
The sheriff’s office said the victim’s 33-year-old son, Jared Luecke, admitted to stabbing his father, which caused his death.
According to court documents, the 33-year-old got into an argument with his father and it turned physical, with the son allegedly grabbing a crow bar and a knife.
The son is accused of hitting the father with the crow bar, but the father managed to wrestle it away from him. That’s when the son allegedly stabbed him seven to eight times, killing him.
Detectives say the son admitted to the crime after his arrest and using kitchen products to try and clean up the scene.
The incident is being investigated as a homicide and the suspect is facing charges of murder and tampering with evidence.
In court Friday, Luecke’s attorney raised concerns about his mental health, asking for a reasonable bond.
Bond was set at $1 million on the murder charge and $1,000 on the tampering with evidence charges.
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