Mental Concerns about Man Charged with Killing Father

LONGVIEW (AP) – An East Texas man has been accused of killing his father who earlier raised mental stability concerns about the son. The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Anthony Cort Phelan of Longview was jailed Wednesday on a murder charge, with bond at $500,000. Electronic jail records did not list an attorney for Phelan, who allegedly had blood on him when he was arrested Tuesday walking near Lake Cherokee. Investigators say 64-year-old Johnny Phelan minutes earlier called 911 to say he was being attacked by his son at their home. Chief Deputy Chuck Willeford says the father apparently was stabbed after calling. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Deputies on July 23 were also summoned by the father, who reported his son had mental issues and wasn’t taking his medicine.