YORK COUNTY, Pa. — The trial for a York County man charged with killing his father and stepmom in 2019 has been scheduled.
According to the York County District Attorney's Office, Levar Fountain's trial has been tentatively scheduled for Sept. 16. Fountain was charged with two counts of criminal homicide in connection to the deaths of his father John, and stepmother, Mary Fountain in December of 2019.
John, 74, and Mary, 65, were found dead in a home on the 300 block of Wallace Street at 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2019.
Levar Fountain allegedly admitted to killing the couple when questioned by police, stating he'd used "an edged weapon."
Police later identified the weapon used in the murders as a sword.
The couple's pets were also killed, police said. Levar Fountain allegedly told them the pets were "known as God but spelled backwards," which made them "lower class dragons" that needed to be killed.
Levar Fountain's family claims he suffers from a mental illness and had not taken his medication for days prior to the homicides.
Police say he brought the victims' bodies to the basement and covered them with a sheet, then stayed in the house for three days before family realized something wasn't right.
Investigators say he also put a note on the door that stated the victims moved to Florida.
Fountain has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of third-degree murder and two counts of criminal homicide.
