Man Accused Of Murdering Bicyclist Father Could Hear Fate Today
TROY (AP/WWJ) - A 22-year-old man accused of killing his father in the basement of their suburban Detroit home and then dumping the body in a cornfield faces a hearing at 10 a.m. Monday to decide if he should go on trial for murder.
Troy District Judge William Bolle scheduled the preliminary examination Monday for Patrick Mikes Jr.
Prosecutors say the son killed 55-year-old Patrick Mikes Sr. with multiple blows to the head, then dropped the body in Genesee County's Montrose Township.
Police were alerted to the incident when the son reported his father missing, saying he left their Troy home on his bike July 27. An extensive missing person search began in nearby wooded areas. The Oakland County medical examiner's office ruled that based on evidence found in Patrick Mikes' home, they concluded that it should be a homicide investigation.
Troy police commander Robert Redmond said Mikes went missing following a violent encounter in the basement.
"It is believed it is highly unlikely for someone to survive based on the evidence that was recovered," Redmond told reporters.
Patrick Mikes Jr. is charged with an open count of murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
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