COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The man accused of killing his father and showing his decapitated head in a YouTube video prompted serious concerns over threatening and “stalking” behavior in Colorado Springs in 2017.
This week, investigators in Pennsylvania arrested Justin Mohn on suspicion of murder after they say he shot his father, cut off his head and made a YouTube video in which he ranted about right-wing conspiracy theories. Mohn was seen showing his father's head in the video.
9NEWS found that three people in Colorado Springs filed requests for protective orders against Mohn in El Paso County Court over concerns about stalking and threats. The requests were filed by the same attorney in 2017.
The three people, who were all credit union employees at the time, said in court records that Mohn sent them threatening messages and tried getting a $2 million payout before he would publish a tell-all book about his perceived discrimination.
They describe how Mohn threatened to “precipitate a violent incident” at their workplace that would cause police to “brutally attack” them.
The court records include an email authored by Mohn in which he demands money and threatens to visit the credit union location to prompt an attack by police.
Eventually, Mohn agreed to never contact the employees as part of a settlement, according to court records.
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania confirmed on Friday morning that Mohn once lived and worked in Colorado as a contractor for Microsoft.
In 2018, Mohn filed a long rant-filled lawsuit in Colorado federal court against his previous employer, Progressive. In the lawsuit, Mohn wrote about his perceived wrongful treatment at work and demanded a payout before publishing a book.
The YouTube video in which he showed his father’s head has been removed but is now police evidence.
“It's quite horrifying, how many views we understand it had before it was taken down," said Jen Schorn, district attorney in Bucks County, Penn., where the murder happened. "Obviously, we were able to capture and secure that video because it's pretty self explanatory as to who's responsible."
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