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Washington teen who told police he killed his dad charged

Associated Press

OLYMPIA – A Washington teenager who has been accused of telling police he killed his father had bail set at $3 million.

The Olympian reported 19-year-old Jacob D. Williamson had been charged with first-degree murder Thursday for his father’s death the day before.

Court documents state Tumwater Police had gone to a nearby library Wednesday after Williamson borrowed a stranger’s phone, called police and said he killed his father.

Officers then went to the family’s house and found Leonard Williamson on the floor with what appeared to be stab wounds.

Officers had found two knives appearing to be covered in blood. Jacob Williamson told police he had planned to kill his father the night before.