An Ohio father accused of killing his three young sons was allegedly mumbling and carrying a bible in the moments before the deaths.
Chad Doerman is accused of shooting his sons, Chase,3, Hunter, 4, and Clayton, 7, at their family's home in Clermont County last June..
New court documents reviewed by WXIX-TV state state that the "defendant obtained a bible and was walking around the house with it. While walking with the bible, the defendant was mumbling, 'Chad knows what's right.'"
He then "began to get into the gun safe, which was located in the master bedroom, WCPO-TV reported, citing the documents.
His wife reported that "he was scaring her, that she did not like what he was doing, and that she would call his parents," apparently for help with him.
Doerman allegedly took out a Marlin Model .22 rifle and then shot one of his sons twice.
"Immediately, [the mother] called 911 and began to render aid. An open 911 call captured [the mother] screaming for her other children to run," the documents state.
She reportedly struggled with him for the gun and was shot in the hand.
"She also suffered other various injuries during the struggle with the defendant over the firearm," said an amended bill of particulars connected to the case.
Doerman allegedly then chased and shot another son who had run from the home.
His stepdaughter reportedly picked up the third child and was running toward a fire station but Doerman caught up with them, allegedly pointed a rifle at her and told her to put the boy down.
After she complied, he attempted to shoot the boy but his gun misfired, according to investigators.
The stepdaughter ran and Doerman then allegedly went back and shot the boy in the head, according to the court documents.
Sheriff's Deputies took him into custody at the crime scene. At one point he complained that it was "hot as hell" in the back of the police car.
In March this year Doerman pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to aggravated murder charges. His trial is scheduled to start in July.
The insanity plea was filed after a court ruled that a police interview in which he allegedly admitted to the killings could not be used because Doerman's Miranda Rights had been violated. The new documents were filed in connection with the insanity defense.
A GoFundMe for the boy's mother and stepsister raised more than $283,000.
