Two samurai swords were found after police searched the home where a 73-year-old woman and her 75-year-old husband were stabbed to death on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
After the dead bodies of a Georgia couple were discovered by a family member at their DeKalb County home, the victims' son was arrested for their murder.
Calvin Ray, Jr., allegedly killed his parents with a samurai sword. Police arrested him at Chapel Hill Park on Thursday, UPI reported.
The crime was described as a "horrific scene" inside the suburban Atlanta home, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander said.
When a relative visited the couple's house on Thursday afternoon, the bodies were discovered inside the bedroom, Fox News reported.
"One of the family members came home, and when she came inside the house, she saw the two victims lying in the bedroom," Alexander told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The couple's 39-year-old son was identified as a suspect and was found at a nearby park less than two hours after his parents' deaths were reported, Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said.
Ray, a convicted felon, was driving a silver Mercedes owned by another family member when he was taken into custody, MyFoxAtlanta.com reported.
Police had been at the house before during a 2007 incident where Ray was holed up following an aggravated assault incident, UPI reported.
"I thought this person was locked up in jail," neighbor Dorothy Watkins told WSB-TV. "I thought he was going to be incarcerated for a while."
Although 20 months of aggravated assault and weapon charges were served by Ray, he was released from prison in December 2011.
"This is very early in the investigation," Alexander said. "It's a very, very sad scene inside but fortunately we were able to apprehend this suspect before he got too far into the community."
