A Lake County, Fla., man who was heard saying he was fighting the devil Tuesday was arrested on suspicion of killing his mother, police told Local 6 News.
Police in Mascotte, Fla., said Keith Howard, 40, was found just after noon in traffic on Highway 50 screaming that he had just killed his mother.
"Witnesses stated to us that the victim said he killed his mother and was going to kill himself," Mascotte Police Chief Steve Allen said. "
After officers took Howard into custody, they found his mother's body, Carolyn, inside her home located on 27 Fiske St., just off Highway 50 at Sunset Lake.
Friends of the mother told Local 6 News that Howard is mentally ill and had recently stopped taking his medication.
Every day, sometimes for eight hours at a time, Howard would hang out at the Rainbow Restaurant, according to the report.
Employees at the restaurant said Howard was at the restaurant early Tuesday, waving his arms and saying he was fighting with the devil, Local 6 reporter Mike DeForest said.
Neighbors said Carolyn Howard worked at Disney World and a local bar
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