Overview
- Officers responding to a 911 call found Anthony Casalaspro, 45, decapitated in a bathtub with multiple stab wounds and a knife at the scene, police said.
- The victim’s 19-year-old stepson, Damien Hurstel, was arrested at the home and has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, according to authorities.
- Hurstel remains in a hospital after an apparent seizure during transport to court, leaving his arraignment on hold until doctors clear him.
- Police are treating the case as a domestic homicide, and local reports describe prior domestic-incident 911 calls linked to the household.
- Multiple outlets report a history of mental-health treatment and inconsistent medication use for Hurstel, while sensational claims about specific tools and disposal plans have not been confirmed by prosecutors.