Etowah Man Charged In Father's Murder
253 views · Published 29 January 2013 · 2:22 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
An Etowah man is charged with murder in the violent death of his own father. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Michael Walker Sunday night after he called 911 to report his father, 71-year-old Jerry Walker, had suffered a fatal heart attack. Sheriff's deputies and an EMS crew responded to a condominium on Sagebrush Circle in Etowah around 9:45 Sunday night. Investigators say they found Gerald Walker on the living room floor and that Michael Walker told them the two had a physical confrontation about ten minutes before. On the 911 call and reportedly face to face with investigators, Walker said he believed his dad had a heart attack. Investigators say there were inconsistencies in Walker's story. There was a very, very strong odor of bleach when the deputies got there. Fans blowing inside the house. Not consistent with a heart attack by any means, said Captain Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say they believe that bleach was used to clean-up blood, but blood evidence was also found at the scene. They're still trying to determine exact cause of death. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Walker is being held without bond at the Henderson County Detention Center. By Frank KracherFollow Frank on Twitter @FrankKracher _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
