We have seen a lot of murders in this column ever since Kevin started it on Weaponsman. Especially since I continued it after his untimely passing. This one has to be right there close to the top of the list when it comes to off the wall murder weapons.

A father with a lengthy rap sheet and history of drug abuse has been busted for allegedly killing his 16-year-old son with a power tool in what Florida police have called an “inexplicable” incident. Oh I think the first sentence explains why pretty well.

Stephen Thomas Rodda, 37, was taken into custody Monday after allegedly killing his teenage son, Stephen Lee Rodda, inside a mobile home in Lake Wales, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a news conference.

The teen — who had hopes of one day becoming an electrician — was living with his grandfather, 67-year-old Thomas Rodda, to help him around the house while his grandmother was in rehab. What a family..

The grandfather returned to his home Monday morning to find his son, Stephen, outside of his home, where he allegedly told him, “I wouldn’t go in there if I was you. I killed someone. You may need to call the police.”

The grandfather told investigators it was not uncommon for the suspect, who has used methamphetamine since high school, to have psychotic episodes and make “bizarre” comments.

When Thomas Rodda entered the home, he found his grandson dead in the dining room area, Judd said.

Judd said a preliminary investigator revealed the suspect used a “heavy-duty saw” known as an angle grinder to kill his son.

“This guy has been nothing but a problem to society for a very long time,” Judd said. “And now, he’s turned a problemed person into an evil person when he murdered his son and created a horrible set of circumstances for a loving family.”

The younger Stephen Rodda was a junior at Frostproof High School, where he was taking classes to be an electrician. A true shame. A victim of the system and its tolerance of super shitbags.

He was also due to start working at Burger King next week in the hopes of saving enough money to buy a car, his family told police.

Red the entire story below.

https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/florida-dad-accused-of-killing-son-16-with-angle-grinder/