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Son of slain Pa. couple held on mischief charge

PITTSBURGH — Police have charged the son of a slain Pittsburgh-area couple with criminal mischief after he allegedly smashed computer equipment while being interviewed about his parents’ deaths.

Investigators say 52-year-old James Yeckel Jr. kicked over two computers and a fingerprint machine at the West Deer police station after being taken in for questioning on Saturday.

Police had been seeking Yeckel since discovering the bodies of James and Carol Ann Yeckel on Thursday.

James Yeckel Jr. was being held on $10,000 bail and was ordered to undergo a mental-health evaluation after being arraigned Sunday.

No charges have been filed in the Yeckels’ deaths.

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