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MONTVILLE, Conn. (WFSB) — Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing his grandparents to death in Montville.
The stabbing of the elderly couple in Montville was first reported by Channel 3 on Monday.
State police confirmed on Tuesday what police sources told Eyewitness News the day before: That the suspect is 18-year-old Marcus Fisher.
Troopers said they charged him with murder, murder with special circumstances and second-degree arson.
Fisher faced a judge in Norwich on Tuesday. He’s being held on a $1 million bond.
State police said officers began investigating around 5 a.m. on Monday.
Montville officers showed up to a home on Morgan Street in Montville for a report of two people being dead.
The home belongs to John and Gertrude Piscezek.
Fisher, who is from Minnesota, admitted to police early Monday that he stabbed his grandparents to death inside their home, before starting a fire to burn it down, according to the arrest warrant.
The arrest warrant also said Fisher had an argument with his grandparents.
“Fisher stated that he grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed victim #1 in the chest. Victim #2 then entered and Fisher stated that he stabbed victim #2,” the arrest warrant said.
They said Fisher was at the home, waiting for officers to arrive. He was arrested and held overnight.
Evidence was collected and the scene was processed for hours on Monday.
The judge imposed a medical watch on Tuesday, as well as a mental health evaluation.
He has no criminal record in Connecticut or Minnesota.
Neighbors reacted to what happened on Monday.
“I hadn’t seen him in 10 years,” said Kyle Looney, a neighbor. “But when we were younger, we’d hang out, play together in the street. Really nice kid.”
Looney said he had a different image of Fisher than those who recently knew him.
“He has a dark side to him,” said Katelynn Gosselin, a former coworker.
“He always seemed miserable,” said Maria Carrion, another former coworker. “I had a conversation with him about not having a personality.”
Channel 3 reached out to Fisher’s father to see what he had to say about the case. He did not want to comment.
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