Richard Fluegel Sr Obituary, Death; – A man from New York is facing murder charges after he arrived at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office accompanied by the deceased body of his father, as reported by authorities.
Richard Fluegel Jr., aged 30, has been charged with second-degree murder, criminal use of a firearm, and tampering with physical evidence as of December 10. The investigation commenced when defense attorney Brian DeCarolis contacted 911 from the parking lot of the sheriff’s office to inform them that his client, Fluegel Jr., had a dead body in his vehicle.
The deceased was identified as Fluegel Jr.’s father, 60-year-old Richard Fluegel Sr., who had been reported missing on December 8. Investigators allege that Fluegel Sr. was fatally shot at a location on Bonner Road, where Fluegel Jr. was operating a marijuana cultivation site. Sheriff Thomas Dougherty stated that Fluegel Jr. is accused of shooting his father twice with a 12-gauge shotgun, subsequently wrapping the body in a tarp and placing it in his vehicle.
Fluegel Sr. was reported missing after he did not return home on December 8 and failed to board a scheduled flight the next morning. His vehicle was discovered abandoned in a parking lot on December 9, which led to a search of the Bonner Road site. DeCarolis, who had just begun representing Fluegel Jr. hours prior to the incident at the sheriff’s office, confirmed to local media that he had alerted authorities on behalf of his client. He is not currently under investigation.
