State Police: 13 year old son charged in father's murder

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State Police: 13 year old son charged in father's murder

Story Created: Sep 25, 2008 at 11:33 AM EST

Story Updated: Sep 25, 2008 at 3:15 PM EST

VERNON, N.Y. (WKTV) - A press conference was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the State Police Troop D Headquarters in Oneida.

The press conference covered the investigation into the January homicide of Joseph Giacona Jr, who was shot in the head in his Vernon home.

State Police say Joseph Giacona III, the son of the victim, has been arrested and charged in the murder. Giacona III was indicted on second-degree murder charges Thursday morning and will be tried as an adult in Oneida County Court.

At approximately 3:14 p.m. on January 24, Oneida County 911 received a call from Giacona III, who stated that he had arrived home from school and found his father, Giacona Jr., lying on the living room couch with a head injury.

State Police investigation at the scene revealed no indication of a struggle in the residence, no signs of forced entry and nothing missing from the home. The only weapons located in the home were found in a gun cabinet in the residence.

Assistant District Attorney Kurt Hameline said that Giacona plead not guilty at an arraignment in Oneida County Court.

Giacona is being held at the Oneida County Courthouse until a secure location can be found for him, Hameline said.

Hameline said that authorities are trying to place him in a facility in the Albany area, but could not confirm it.

When describing the State Police investigation, Hameline said the State Police did an extensive investigation, including talking to teachers, neighbors, kids who rode the school bus, all in an effort to make sure they had the right person.

Giacona III was a seventh-grader at VVS at the time the homicide took place back in January, but was enrolled in the Whitesboro School System as an eighth-grader when State Police arrested him Thursday morning, Hameline said.

The maximum that Giacona III could face is life in prison, Hameline said.

Click the VIDEO link for the FULL press conference.

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