A New Jersey man bludgeoned his mother to death after she tried to stop him from cutting off a tattoo on her leg, police said.
James Dolan, 30, was charged with the first-degree murder of his mother, with whom he lived. Dolan also faces more than a dozen misdemeanor and summary charges, including recklessly endangering another person, evading arrest and DUI, reckless driving and resisting arrest in Pennsylvania.
police reportedly Around 10:21 a.m. Saturday, police found 65-year-old Lillian Dolan “apparently deceased” on the floor of her bedroom in her Gloucester Township home. Police said she suffered blunt force trauma to her head.
The night before the murder, the mother got into an argument with her son because he tried to cut off a tattoo on his leg.
“Witnesses stated that the previous night, the victim and James Dolan had been arguing about James Dolan cutting off a tattoo on his leg and walking around the house with a baseball bat,” the complaint states. ing. read. “A witness reported hearing banging and the garage door opening around 4 a.m.”
Her mother’s car went missing from her home in Blackwood, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania State Police troopers allegedly spotted James Dolan driving the missing car at 112 mph Saturday, more than 320 miles from the crime scene, around 5 p.m. .
Dolan allegedly pulled over when a police car tried to stop him. However, Dolan allegedly jumped out of the car and fled into the woods.
After a short pursuit, Dolan was arrested and taken into custody.
“The operator was covered in blood and was acting erratically. The operator did not identify himself and his breath smelled of alcoholic beverages,” police said in a report.
Police said there were three bottles of alcohol in plain sight of the mother’s car. There was also a baseball bat in the trunk.
Investigators have not disclosed whether a weapon was used in the alleged murder, nor have they provided a motive for the alleged murder.
A judge denied Dolan’s bail because “the evidence is clear and there is a strong presumption that the defendant will not respond while on bail,” according to court documents.
Dolan is currently detained He is awaiting extradition to New Jersey at the Bedford County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania.
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