A man suffering from a mental illness was arrested for allegedly bombarding his lawyer's brother.
Christopher Eeves, 49, is accused of setting his 51-year-old brother James “Arty” Eeves on fire. True Crime Reported by Arizona.
The victim, a well-known defense attorney in the area, was found lying down in his pool of blood after witnesses reported that he saw a white BMW leave the scene shortly after the gunshot rang out.
Witnesses who described the driver as “a man with bald or short hair” were able to graffiti the license plate. Police said his younger brother was quickly tied up.
Eeves returned to his parents' house, where he lived in the aftermath, where he told him something bad had happened at Artie's house, the police report said.
According to officers, he said he wanted to come with his parents.
Footage from a local TV station captured the eaves that were cuffed and carried when he returned to the scene with his parents.
Police said they later found a gun in a car on the eaves, as well as a firearm on his bedside table.
Eeves' parents later informed officers that the suspected murderer struggled with mental illness.
He was hospitalized two years ago when he was found to be unconscious with methamphetamine and fentanyl in his system, police said.
The gen was attacked with first-degree murder and robbery charges. He is held on a $1.5 million cash bond.
