NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Northumberland County is facing homicide charges after allegedly killing his mother.
According to court paperwork, Christopher Depka allegedly hit Sarah Jones in the head with a baseball bat at their home in Coal Township last weekend.
Surveillance camera footage showed Depka using Jone's ATM card at a Rite Aid a day before she was found dead in the home.
When Depka was taken into custody he was found to have the ATM card on him.
A bloody aluminum baseball bat was later found hidden in a bloody box under a desk in Depka's bedroom.
Police found Jones' body wrapped in blankets in her bedroom.
Police arraigned Depka Friday and he's locked up in Northumberland County.