FROM THE AP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal agents in Washington arrested a North Carolina man early Saturday suspected of decapitating his 4-year-old daughter, police said.
U.S. Marshals took John Patrick Violette, 37, into custody at a hotel near Capitol Hill early at 4:35 a.m. without incident, said Sgt. S. P. Losman with the Clayton Police Department.
"We're all very relieved," Losman said. "This is devastating for the whole community as a whole, and it's the most horrific thing I've seen in 13 years of police work."
Losman said police found Violette's vehicle at Raleigh-Durham International Airport and learned he had taken a plane to Washington. Authorities then tracked Violette's credit card activity to the hotel.
Violette's wife, Amber Violette, called 911 shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, saying she had returned home to find her daughter, Katlin, with her head severed from her body. The mother is not a suspect in the investigation, and Losman said police don't expect to make any more arrests.
Authorities in Clayton, a suburb about 15 miles southeast of Raleigh, do not know a motive in the killing.
"When senseless violence occurs, it's tragic enough. But when it includes a child, it's even more tragic for the community," said Clayton Police Chief Glen Allen.
Allen said police planned to charge Violette with murder. Police said Violette will be held in Washington pending an extradition hearing.
Lori McCreary, who lives across the street from the Violette home, described the family as "very private, but normal."
"They went to church every Sunday. They just seemed like a very happy, normal couple," McCreary said. "This is just so very, very shocking — and devastating.":monsters-
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal agents in Washington arrested a North Carolina man early Saturday suspected of decapitating his 4-year-old daughter, police said.
U.S. Marshals took John Patrick Violette, 37, into custody at a hotel near Capitol Hill early at 4:35 a.m. without incident, said Sgt. S. P. Losman with the Clayton Police Department.
"We're all very relieved," Losman said. "This is devastating for the whole community as a whole, and it's the most horrific thing I've seen in 13 years of police work."
Losman said police found Violette's vehicle at Raleigh-Durham International Airport and learned he had taken a plane to Washington. Authorities then tracked Violette's credit card activity to the hotel.
Violette's wife, Amber Violette, called 911 shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, saying she had returned home to find her daughter, Katlin, with her head severed from her body. The mother is not a suspect in the investigation, and Losman said police don't expect to make any more arrests.
Authorities in Clayton, a suburb about 15 miles southeast of Raleigh, do not know a motive in the killing.
"When senseless violence occurs, it's tragic enough. But when it includes a child, it's even more tragic for the community," said Clayton Police Chief Glen Allen.
Allen said police planned to charge Violette with murder. Police said Violette will be held in Washington pending an extradition hearing.
Lori McCreary, who lives across the street from the Violette home, described the family as "very private, but normal."
"They went to church every Sunday. They just seemed like a very happy, normal couple," McCreary said. "This is just so very, very shocking — and devastating.":monsters-