October 30, 2019
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoice
Todd Warner, 50, is facing charges for first-degree murder after his parents were found dead at their home in Washington Township on Sunday. He was arrested while playing blackjack at Parx Casino in Bethlehem.
A New Jersey man wanted for questioning in the murder his parents was found and arrested at a casino in Bethlehem, officials said.
Todd Warner, 50, of Washington Township, is expected to be charged with first-degree murder for the deaths of his parents who were both killed in their home in Warren County on Sunday, Associated Press reports.
Warner was taken into custody on Monday by Pennsylvania State Police, after a warrant was issued by the Warren County Prosecutor's office. He was charged for stealing a 2019 Kia Soul and a credit card that belonged to his parents. He was later charged on one count of receiving stolen property by the state police as the car was found parked outside of the casino, Lehigh Valley Live reports.
Warner lived with his parents and had been missing since their bodies were found. Police indicated he was a person of interest prior to his arrest and that he was wanted for questioning.
His parents, Joyanne and Frank Warner, both 73, were found dead by police on Sunday night after a family member reported there was an unconscious person in the home. Joyanne and Frank were high school sweethearts and had been married for five decades. They owned Frank Anthony, a hair salon in Chester, Morris County and were only two months from retiring.
Officials are still waiting on the autopsy report. Warren County Prosecutor Richard Burke told NJ.com that there was blunt force trauma, which indicates they were beaten. Investigators also found a baseball bat and a knife at the scene.
Todd was arraigned on Tuesday in Bensalem on the stolen property charge. He is currently being held in Doylestown in lieu of 10 percent of $250,000 bail. He faces extradition proceedings that would return him to New Jersey.
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