Inset: Jonathan Turk (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office). Background: Surveillance footage allegedly shows Jonathan Turk buying a hammer at a Walmart in Ariz. that police say he later used during a fatal attack on his parents (AZFamily/YouTube).
An Arizona man called 911 and calmly told a dispatcher how he used a hammer and a knife to kill his mom and dad "because he got mad at them" for putting him on medication, cops say.
"They're lying on the floor," Jonathan Turk, 29, told the dispatcher, according to 911 transcripts obtained by AZFamily. "I was angry with them."
An arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime on Wednesday says Turk told the dispatcher that "he would be stepping outside with a water bottle in his hand and would wait for officers" to arrive at the family's home in Peoria.
"He advised he would cooperate," the affidavit says.
Officers entered the residence and saw "blood evidence" on the kitchen floor and stairs. Turk's father, Fraser Turk, was found "covered in blood" with at least one stab wound; his body was at the top of the first landing of the stairs.
Turk's mother, Tina Turk, was found unresponsive inside the master bathroom with head trauma. Paramedics arrived at the scene and declared the parents dead.
"While clearing the residence, officers observed, in plain view, a hammer and knife with apparent blood inside a trashcan in an upstairs bedroom," the affidavit says. "During a custodial interview, and under Miranda, [Jonathan Turk] declined to make any statements."
While on the phone with the 911 dispatcher, cops say Jonathan Turk calmly told them the following:
"A murder."
"My parents."
"Uh, I did it."
Turk allegedly went to Walmart on the day of the double murder and was caught on camera buying the hammer police believe he used.
According to court documents obtained by AZFamily, Jonathan Turk's mental health started declining in 2023 and his family tried to get him help multiple times over the years, including three times right before the murders.
Jonathan Turk is facing two counts of murder. He's being held on a $2 million cash-only bond.
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