Johnny Carson York Jr. was charged after allegedly chasing after his parents with an ax
A 45-year-old West Virginia man faces charges for allegedly chasing his parents with a 10-pound ax - and later shooting at his father with a bow and arrow - after they asked him do a household chore.
Johnny Carson York Jr. became aggressive August 27 after his father asked him to pack some yard items into a shed during a rainfall, to prevent them from getting wet, according to a criminal complaint.
Rather than complying with the simple request, the younger York allegedly threw a lighter at his dad, and confronted his parents a few minutes later with a 10-pound maul ax.
'York Jr. charged him with the maul and swung it in an attempt to strike him and his wife,' said a criminal police complaint obtained by DailyMail.com.
As the elderly couple fled in horror and called 911, their son allegedly confronted them a second time - this time with a bow and arrow.
The victims told police that York Jr. fired the weapon at his dad, but investigators said the arrow was still nocked in the bow when they arrived.
The man's parents told police their son also broke their 55-inch television.
The shaken folks also told investigators that they filed a domestic violence complaint against their son earlier that day due to previous acts of domestic violence.
At the time of the alleged attack, he had not yet been served.
After he was arrested, York Jr. made some shocking statements from the back of the police cruiser, the criminal complaint said.
The alleged incident happened at 108 Ramey Street, near Bramville, West Virginia, after York Jr. was asked to put away some tools in the shed
'I had to kill them to get the demons out,' he allegedly said.
He reportedly added: 'I feel like I have to kill everyone I see.'
York Jr. was charged with assault, brandishing deadly weapons, and destruction of property. He is awaiting arraignment at Southern Regional Jail.
