An Indiana man has received 10 charges after he allegedly fatally shot his father and dismembered his corpse, believing it to be a robot.
Shawn Hays, 53, of Lawrence County, Indiana, was arrested Dec. 20 after officers responded to a welfare check call from his father, Rodney Hays, 73, according to a cause affidavit. likely quoted by local Fox affiliate WXIN.
The person who called the police informed them that Hays told them that he had shot and mutilated his father because he had been turned into a robot.
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Shawn Hays, 53, received 10 charges after he allegedly fatally shot his father and dismembered his corpse after believing it to be a robot.
(Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office)
When deputies arrived at the residence, they reportedly found Hays “attempting to rush off the property in a silver Chevrolet pickup.” There was also reportedly a shotgun in the vehicle, which the officers managed to remove while distracting it.
When they asked about his father, Hays allegedly told them that he wasn’t actually his father, but rather a robot that resembled his father.
“It’s a robot that looks like a human… lying there. I had to shoot it to destroy it.”
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When asked where his father was, Hays gestured toward the house behind the vehicle. The report indicates that Hays became combative when officers asked him to get out of the truck.
Shawn Hays reportedly became combative with police before he was arrested.
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During the altercation, Hays reportedly told officers, “It’s a robot that looks like a human… lying there. I had to shoot it to destroy it.”
Hays had also reportedly voiced concerns of others with Facebook posts about his father’s robotic identity.
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office in Bedford, Indiana.
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Rodney Hays had reportedly been shot in the head and chest. His body, which officers reportedly found on the lawn, had allegedly been partially dismembered and mutilated.
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Shawn Hays is facing multiple criminal charges, including murder, abuse of a corpse, domestic battery and aggravated assault according to court records.
