A man dressed in a “Scream” costume killed his neighbor Monday in Lehighton and then went back home to watch a movie, according to police.
State police said Zak Russel Moyer, 30, intended to kill his neighbor, Edward Whitehead Jr., 59, because of crimes he believed Whitehead committed.
Moyer is charged with one count of homicide. He was sent to Carbon County jail without bail.
Police responded about 3:30 p.m. Monday to the 200 block of Carbon Street for a report of an assault. Whitehead was hit with a knife and a chainsaw, according to court documents. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital-Carbon, where he died from his injuries