A man from Massachusetts was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for pushing his father‘s head under water multiple times while claiming he was performing a baptism and exorcising a demon.
A group of people decided that Jack Callahan, who is 22 years old, did something wrong after a trial that lasted eight days. Callahan will find out his punishment on May 3rd.
In June 2021, the police in Duxbury received a call that a 19-year-old named Callahan was acting strangely and that his 57-year-old father, Scott Callahan, was missing near a pond in a park.
The police found Jack Callahan at a house feeling very upset and breathing very fast. The fire department found Scott Callahan in the pond at the same time. He was declared dead at the hospital later.
The younger man was trying to help his father, who had left a place where he was being treated for drinking too much alcohol. They used a ride-share service to get from Boston to the pond. The two started to fight, according to the prosecutors.
Scott Callahan died by drowning, and prosecutors say someone caused his death.
Jack Callahan said he didn’t do it when he was accused of murder. In 2021, he told the police that he thought his father was controlled by a demon and needed a baptism and exorcism, according to investigators. The Patriot Ledger reported that the information was not part of Callahan’s trial.
Callahan’s lawyer said the investigation was not done well. He said the state did not have enough proof to prove Callahan guilty.
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Man found guilty in his father’s drowning case over involuntary homicide
