Richard Fluegel Sr., 60, was reported lacking by his household on Sunday, December 8 to the Irondequoit Police Division, after the Livingston County Sheriff’s Workplace says he “hadn’t returned residence as anticipated.”

He additionally failed to point out up for a flight early the next morning.

On December 9, police reached out to the sheriff for help, after Fluegel Sr.’s automobile was present in a car parking zone in Dansville. Whereas authorities investigated the disappearance, round 11:30pm that night, Livingston County Emergency Communications Middle allegedly obtained a name saying a person was within the Sheriff’s car parking zone “and needed to show in a lifeless physique.”

Deputies responded to the scene and met with Richard Fluegel Jr., 30, the lacking man’s son. After a search warrant was obtained for the automobile, authorities say Fluegel Sr. was discovered inside with “obvious gunshot wounds.”

“That is very irregular, as you may think about,” Sheriff Thomas Dougherty informed WHAM. “I’ve by no means heard of that in my profession right here. I do not assume plenty of regulation enforcement businesses have individuals doing that. It is a very distinctive state of affairs the place somebody calls and says ‘Yeah, I am right here and I wish to flip in a physique.’”

Dougherty additionally stated the murder scene is believed to be in Ossian, the place Fluegel Jr. is making an attempt to begin “some form of marijuana progress operation” via the state.

Citing the felony criticism, WHAM studies Fluegel Jr. is accused of utilizing a 12-gauge shotgun to shoot his father twice. The weapon was recovered, whereas the son can be accused of wrapping his father’s physique in a tarp and concealing it in his 2018 Audi.

As for who referred to as authorities, it wasn’t Fluegel Jr. — however his legal professional, who Dougherty stated confirmed as much as the identical car parking zone in a separate automobile. The legal professional informed WHAM he obtained a name from his shopper on Monday night time, saying he wanted authorized counsel and had a physique in his automobile.

Fluegel Jr. was arrested on December 10 and charged with homicide within the second diploma, felony legal use of a firearm within the first diploma and tampering with bodily proof, all felonies. He pleaded not responsible earlier this week and is being held with out bail.

He is due again in courtroom Monday, December 16 for a preliminary listening to.