Greene County Man Killed Parents With Machete
The Greene County man who is charged with killing his parents was arraigned Monday morning in Greene County court. Court documents are revealing a little more information about that double homicide. According to those documents, 34 year old Jessie Wilhoit killed his parents with a machete. The Greene County Sheriff’s office was called to the home on Hartman Lane Friday and after searching the home and yard, found 68 year old Ray “Allen” Wilhoit and 60 year old Cassandra Wilhoit dead with wounds consistent with the use of a machete. The sheriff’s office says a machete was found near one of the victims and appeared to be stained with blood.
Court documents show that Wilhoit was read his Miranda Rights and then confessed to killing his parents with the machete. Jessie Wilhoit is charged with two counts of first degree murder and is being held on a $2 million bond. He appeared in court Monday via video and was assigned a public defender. His is due in court again on Friday, November 8.