An Ohio resident, aged 33, faces accusations of fatally stabbing his father, aged 69, in a tragic incident that unfolded earlier this week at their family home.

Authorities apprehended Jared Luecke on Thursday, charging him with murder and evidence tampering related to the death of John Luecke, as court documents reveal.

Legal filings in Hamilton County Municipal Court allege that the younger Luecke assaulted his father following a “verbal altercation” on Thursday at their residence on Wicklow Avenue in Sycamore Township, approximately 10 miles from Cincinnati.

As detailed in an affidavit by a detective from the county sheriff’s office, the confrontation escalated when Jared retrieved a crowbar and a knife from his bedroom. “Jared attacked John with the crowbar, striking his shoulder twice. During the struggle, John tried to seize the crowbar. Jared, retrieving the knife that had fallen from his pocket, proceeded to stab his father seven to eight times in the torso,” the document states.

The detective concluded that the son’s violent actions directly led to the father’s demise.

In a post-Miranda discussion with law enforcement, Jared Luecke reportedly confessed to attempting to erase evidence of the crime by utilizing household cleaning products from the kitchen after the fatal stabbing.

A recording of the 911 call placed by Jared Luecke was obtained by Newport, Kentucky, Fox affiliate WXIX, and provided some additional details about the incident.

According to the report, Jared Luecke straightforwardly confessed to killing his father.

“I need to be arrested,” Jared Luecke allegedly told the emergency dispatcher. “I have been in a fight with my father and I think he is dead.”

He went on to state that he became incensed after his father pushed him during an argument.

“Yeah, we got into an altercation, and he shoved me, and I have and always carry a knife,” Jared Luecke reportedly said. “And it fell to the floor out of my pocket. And he picked it up, and I thought he was gonna come at me, and I just…I snapped.”

Before ending the 911 conversation, Jared Luecke reportedly revealed that he had a history of mental health struggles, telling the dispatcher that he was “not OK mentally.”

“I’ve had mental issues for a while, and I’ve tried telling people that I needed help and nobody ever cared,” he reportedly said. “I’ve had undiagnosed depression and also some ADHD — I don’t know, something is wrong with me.”

Jared Luecke was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on Thursday evening. He appeared before Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Bernie Bouchard on Friday and his bond was set at $1 million. It was not immediately clear when he was scheduled to make his next court appearance.