Deputies had gone to Scully’s residence and found him “obviously dead form the serious nature of his head wounds.” ![]() ![]() On Wednesday, Axtell had arrived at the Sheriff’s office covered in blood and “put his hands on his head and said that he had murdered (Scully) with a shovel” according to the affidavit. Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said that “most of the reports were regarding harassment.” The father had also previously filed for an order of protection in 2018 against Scully which was granted, but ultimately dropped for unknown reasons a few weeks later.Īccording to The Associated Press, there had also been recent allegations against Scully, but investigations yielded nothing. He also said that he had known Scully for a long time and believed that he had “sexually offended against children in the past.”Īxtell said he observed Scully in a vehicle at various locations where children were present and strongly “believed he would re-offend.” ![]() He was then arraigned on Friday on a second-degree murder charge.Īxtell had believed that 77-year-old Lawrence Scully, who had previously been convicted of molesting a 6-year old girl in 1979, was stalking his toddler daughter.Īccording to Fox News, the 27-year-old had been suspicious of Scully believing that he was stalking his daughter at her day care. According to court documents, 27-year-old Levi Axtell, turned himself in to Minnesota authorities, and said that he had beaten a man with a shovel 15 to 20 times, and then “finished him off” by using a moose antler.
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