MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A teen is accused of fatally attacking his father earlier this week in Mecosta County.
The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office arrested a 16-year-old boy on a felony murder warrant in connection to the death of a 41-year-old man identified as Richard Simko.
Authorities believe it happened on March 6 in the 5000 block of Truman Road in Fork Township.
Detectives believe the victim was shot and bludgeoned to death in his home early Wednesday morning.
The suspect is a ward of the Osceola County Probate Court. The sheriff said the boy spent the last year in an out-of-state custody program for crimes he committed as a juvenile in Osceola County in 2022-2023.
The boy remains in custody and is awaiting arraignment.
Those close to the victim described him as, "A nice man and a great father. All he wanted was to take care of his children."
They said he loved to go fishing.
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