Man arrested for home invasion also charged with murdering parents in Kansas City
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A man arrested on home invasion charges in Southwest Michigan is also accused of killing his parents in Missouri, police say.
The break-in happened on March 29 around 12:45 a.m. at a home on Blue Star Highway, police said. Covert Township police say Jason Sessoms went into the home and was confronted by the homeowner, who was armed. Sessoms tried to flee but was met outside by officers.
Officers say Sessoms fought back when they tried to arrest him and to disarm an officer. Sessoms was found with two handguns, police said.
After his arrest, officers found a juvenile family member traveling with him. Investigators questioned the juvenile to try and locate family, at which point they learned Sessoms had shot and killed his own parents in Kansas City, Missouri.
Clay County, Missouri, prosecutors have charged Sessoms with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action, WDAF, WOOD TV8's sister station in Kansas City, reports.
WDAF reports the killings happened at an Extended Stay motel. Talking to investigators, Sessoms said he couldn't find some of his money and found out his mother spent it on the motel room, which 'disappointed him,' WDAF said, citing court documents. Sessoms told investigators he 'crept' up to his mother while she was sleeping and shot her twice in the head, the documents said. His father woke up and tried to disarm Sessoms, but was shot in the back of the head, WDAF reports.
Sessoms is being held at the Van Buren County Jail on charges of first-degree home invasion, attempting to disarm a police officer, car theft, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting and obstructing a police officer. He was arraigned on those charges Sunday in South Haven.
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