Police: Man killed father with bat at county official’s home

BARNESVILLE, Pa. – Police say an attorney found dead in the home of his estranged wife, the treasurer of a Pennsylvania county, was fatally beaten by his son with a bat on Father’s Day.

State police said in a complaint filed Wednesday that 37-year-old Michael Marchalk had repeatedly threatened 60-year-old Gary Marchalk in recent months. The suspect had lived with his father a few days before the beating and was supposed to enter a drug treatment program Monday.

Instead, police say, the suspect beat and robbed his father, took a vehicle and fled the Ryan Township home the victim shared with his wife, Linda, the Schuylkill (SKOOL’-kil) county treasurer. Authorities are still searching for Michael Marchalk, who was last seen at a Philadelphia bus terminal.

Police say another son found his father’s body Monday morning and called police.

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This story has been corrected to show police are searching for Michael Marchalk.