{"id":2022789,"date":"2023-09-05T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-father-accused-of-killing-teen-son-with-power-tool\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T21:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:08:41","slug":"florida-father-accused-of-killing-teen-son-with-power-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-father-accused-of-killing-teen-son-with-power-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida dad allegedly murders teenage son using power tool."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-father-accused-of-killing-teen-son-with-power-tool%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo \u2064via\u200c Polk County Sheriffs Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>5:15 PM \u2013 \u2063Tuesday, September 5, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200cFlorida father has been \u200ctaken\u200c into custody after\u2062 he was accused of killing his 16-year-old son with a power tool. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, 37-year-old Stephen Thomas Rodda was arrested after allegedly committing the murder of his son inside a mobile home\u2062 in Lake Wales, Florida, by Polk \u200cCounty officers.<\/p>\n<p>The teen \u2064was living with his\u2062 grandfather, 67-year-old Thomas Rodda, to assist him around the house while his grandma\u200b was in rehab. When\u200b the grandfather returned home Monday \u200bmorning, he found Stephen outside who\u2063 allegedly warned him to not go inside the home because\u200c he had killed someone in there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t go in \u200dthere if I was\u200c you. I \u200ckilled\u200d someone. You may need to call the police,\u201d Stephen allegedly said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According\u2063 to the victim\u2019s grandfather, the alleged suspect, who had been using methamphetamines\u200d since high school, has a history of \u2064having psychotic episodes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-father-accused-of-killing-teen-son-with-power-tool\/\" title=\"Florida dad allegedly murders teenage son using power tool.\">making \u201cbizarre\u201d comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd stated that when Thomas entered the home, he found his grandson dead in \u2063the dining room. \u200bAccording\u200c to Judd, a preliminary investigation found that \u200cthe suspect killed his son with a \u201cheavy-duty saw\u201d known \u200bas an\u200c angle grinder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt \u200dbreaks our heart. There aren\u2019t adequate words to explain how horrific this event\u200b is,\u201d Judd said. \u201cTo \u2063have this worthless individual murder his son is inexplicable.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Police reportedly\u200c apprehended Stephen as he fled on\u2064 Highway 60\u2062 and he was later placed under\u200b arrest.<\/p>\n<p>According to Judd,\u200b the Florida father has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-the-media-is-lying-to-you-about-george-floyd-and-makhia-bryant\/\" title=\"CANDACE OWENS: The Media Is Lying To You About George Floyd And Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\">lengthy criminal past<\/a>, including an outstanding warrant \u2062in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis guy has been nothing but a problem to society for a very long time,\u201d Judd said. \u201cAnd now, he\u2019s turned a problemed person into\u2062 an evil person when he murdered his son and created a horrible set of circumstances for a loving family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Judd also stated that\u2062 the motive for the murder \u200dis still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe \u2062here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Former Proud Boys Lead Enrique Tarrio \u2062is sentenced, Biden masks up, Ken Paxton pleads \u2062not guilty and an American Hero gets the Medal of Honor.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>The president of the Crime Prevention Research Center Dr. John Lott \u2064released new research showing that politics has infected the reporting of gun crimes \u2062at the \u200bFBI and CDC<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>After a busy weekend traveling\u2063 to\u200d praise what his administration considers to\u2063 be big \u200dwins in the job sector, new\u2063 polling suggests Biden\u2019s 2024 presidential campaign is in danger.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Elon Musk, the owner \u2064of X, \u200dis threating to sue the Anti-Defamation League for accusing the platform of antisemitism and encouraging \u200cadvertisers to pull money \u2064from X.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>(Reuters) \u2013 Verizon Business Network \u2062Services, a \u2064unit of the telecom giant, has agreed to pay\u2062 $4,091,317 to resolve false claims act\u2026 <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>By Michelle\u200b Price WASHINGTON (Reuters)\u200d \u2013 Grayscale Investments on Tuesday urged the U.S.\u200b Securities\u200d and Exchange Commission (SEC) to quickly approve its\u2026 <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>LONDON\u200b (Reuters) \u2013 Britain set\u2062 out its objectives\u2063 for\u2062 its global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit on Monday, focusing on understanding the\u2026 <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) \u200c\u2013 TikTok has hired British cybersecurity firm NCC to \u200baudit\u2063 its data controls\u2062 and protections, and provide independent verification, \u200cas\u2026 <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>home in Polk County. The tragic incident occurred on September 4, 2023. Rodda is currently in police custody, facing charges for the death of his 16-year-old son. 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