A San Jose man has been arrested and charged in the murder of his own nephew and grandmother.
Nathan Addison, 27, was scheduled to be arraigned on multiple murder charges Friday after police said he’s responsible for the murders of 71-year-old woman and her 6-year-old great grandson in early August.
“This case is a tragedy. There’s an elderly victim, a very young victim – 6 years old,” said Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney, Michael Gilman.
San Jose police officers made the gruesome discovery on Aug. 4 during a welfare check in the 1600 block of Parkmoor Avenue.
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Medics pronounced Delfina Turner and her great-grandson dead at the scene.
According to court records, police believe they were killed a day earlier on Aug. 3.
"This is a very shocking and tragic incident that we are investigating now," San Jose police Officer Steve Aponte said in a news conference on Aug. 7.
On Wednesday, police arrested Addison without incident in San Jose, and he was scheduled to appear on murder charges Friday, but he didn’t show up.
“We showed up to court today and found out that he was a refusal right upon showing up to court,” said Gilman.
Addison would not leave his jail cell and the hearing had to be rescheduled.
The lead prosecutor in the case says Addison is well known to the courts and law enforcement and has had previous cases involving knives.
“There are several cases involving posession of a dirker dagger, which is essentially a concealed weapon. At least one of those cases is open presently,” said Gilman.
Addison is also charged with counts of making a felony threat and assault and the deputy DA says he has separate matters on the court’s mental health calendar involving arson and criminal threats.
He is re-scheduled to appear in court on the murder charges Monday afternoon.
Family members declined to comment after leaving the courtroom Friday afternoon.
These were the 23rd and 24th homicides in San Jose this year.
