Man accused of slaying his parents to be arraigned Wednesday
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (BCN) - A man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his parents to death in their home near Sebastopol Monday will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Sonoma County Superior Court.
Nathan Alexander Wilson, 34, was arrested late Monday afternoon in Mendocino County after law enforcement agencies in the Bay area were alerted about the murders of David Wilson and Adrianne Chapin.
Wilson left his parents' home at 1220 Sexton Road in the Twin Hills section of unincorporated Sonoma County southwest of Sebastopol in a dark gray 2006 Toyota 4-wheel drive truck, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
The truck was found around 4:30 p.m. parked on Tomki Road in the Redwood Valley area. Ukiah police spotted Wilson walking down the street near the Mendo Mill and Lumber Company. Wilson lied about his name, but Ukiah police identified him as the wanted murder suspect from the driver's license in his pocket, Sonoma County Sheriff's Sgt. Cecile Focha said.
Wilson is being held without bail in the Sonoma County Jail. His arraignment is set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Department 9, but the case likely will quickly be sent to a trial courtroom, and a plea to the murder charges is not expected.
David Wilson's brother found the bodies covered in blood on the floor of the Sexton Road home and called the sheriff's dispatch center, Focha said. Deputies responded around 9:30 a.m.
Wilson's brother said he also saw Nathan Wilson, covered in blood, near a shed on the rural property, Focha said.
David Wilson, 66, and Chapin, 60, were stabbed with a sharp object and a possible weapon was found in the residence where Nathan also lived, Focha said.
Nathan Wilson was convicted in 2010 of a felony hit-and-run causing death or injury that occurred on Dec. 2, 2009. He was sentenced to three years probation, 30 days in the Sonoma County Jail, 80 hours of volunteer work and court-ordered counseling.
Wilson also was convicted of a misdemeanor DUI that occurred on July 1, 2003. He was sentenced to three years probation and five days in jail.